Where's dad? Exploring the low take-up of inclusive parenting policies in the UK
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People's policy project: Family fun pack
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Relative to its European peers, the United States spends virtually nothing on benefits for families with children. This dearth of family benefits leads to two cruel outcomes: it denies...
A team approach makes full-day kindergarten a success
Why would we mess with success?
An innovative component of Ontario’s full-day kindergarten program is the educator team. We are talking about the dynamic staffing duo that leads every class in Ontario’s full-day...
128 new child care centre spaces added throughout Saskatchewan
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The Saskatchewan government announced March 7 more licensed child care centre spaces in the province.
A total of 128 spaces are being allocated in Delisle, Humboldt, Moose Jaw, Regina, and Saskatoon.
Vanscoy...
A quantum leap for gender equality: For a better future of work for all
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In 1919, the ILO adopted the first Conventions on women and work. A century later, women are a force in the labour market, breaking boundaries that at one time would have been...
Adviser urges under-3 yrs child care services as parenting burden powers birth rate
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A member of the National Committee of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) recommended that nursery services for children under the age of 3 be included in the public service...
Have women disappeared from the messaging around childcare?
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When it was launched in July 2016, the Canada Child Benefit (CCB) — Canada’s main child care benefit at the national level — was celebrated by politicians and news outlets as a “game-changer” for Canadian...
Subsidised childcare for all
The Nordic gender effect at work
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Investments in gender equality in the labour market have made the Nordic region one of the most prosperous areas of the world. The share of women who...
Editorial: Opening for debate and contestation: OECD's international early learning and child well-being study and the testing of children's learning outcomes
Abstract This special issue aims to bring critical perspectives to bear on a growing phenomenon in education: comparative assessment of educational performance using standardized measures of outcomes or ‘international...
Eight numbers to keep in mind on International Women's Day
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Across the world today (March 8), a chorus of selfies, social posts, and speeches will champion #BalanceForBetter in honor of International Women’s Day. While it’s often a time filled with empowering messages...
