Parental-leave policy for male lawyers in Helsinki and Montreal
Cultural and professional barriers to male lawyers’ use of paternity and parental leaves
In this study, authors interview male lawyers in an effort to determine their attitudes to taking...
Law firms ‘do not encourage men to take parental leave’
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The “professional ethos and culture” of law firms discourages men from taking parental leave, leading to gender inequality in the legal profession, an international study has found.
Researchers at the...
International perspectives on quality in mixed economics of childcare
This 2009 article highlights the important issues surrounding for-profit and non-profit childcares, on an international systems levels.
Abstract
This paper briefly reviews international perspectives on quality in...
Child care in Ontario: NDP, Progressive Conservatives, Liberals pitch vastly different visions
It can cost parents as much as $20,000 a year.
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Childcare is one of the major issues in Ontario's election, with all three main parties proposing vastly different visions of how best...
Tackling expensive Ontario child care central to election promises
All 3 main parties have plans to help alleviate Ontario's high daycare fees
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Alecia O'Brien has shelled out more for child care than for her mortgage. Yet, she still considers herself...
Indigenous child care gets $2.2 million to expand locally
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The District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board (DSSMSSAB) is receiving $2.2 million in funding from the Ontario government for an expansion of Indigenous childcare services.
Monday’s...
Indigenous child care gets $2.2 million to expand locally
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The District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board (DSSMSSAB) is receiving $2.2 million in funding from the Ontario government for an expansion of Indigenous childcare services.
Monday’s...
Searching for daycare is an ordeal — but economists say don’t blame the market
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[Video available online, "Which cities pay the most for daycare? A new study, co-authored by Martha Friendly, highlights what parents are paying for child care across the country."]
Free market forces have...
Child care minister says Coast faces worker shortage
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Recruitment, retention and spaces are the primary concerns for families and child care providers on the Sunshine Coast, says Katrina Chen, provincial Minister of State for Child Care.
Three-year-old girl's sundress deemed inappropriate for preschool
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A three-year-old girl won’t be allowed to wear a sundress she loves to preschool anymore after staff deemed the straps on the outfit inappropriate, a Winnipeg family says.
Sadie Stonehouse said the preschool...
