Why is early years provision so different in Sweden and the UK?
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Between 1996 and 1998, England, Scotland and Sweden moved responsibility for all early childhood education and care and school-age childcare services from welfare into education. This change aimed to improve...
Good news and bad news for the women of Australia
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First the good news: we’ve come a long way in reducing gender inequality in the workplace.
Back in the 1950s, only a third of women aged 25 to 60 had paid work – and many women were not allowed to work after...
Good news and bad news for the women of Australia
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First the good news: we’ve come a long way in reducing gender inequality in the workplace.
Back in the 1950s, only a third of women aged 25 to 60 had paid work – and many women were not allowed to work after...
Childcare workers rally for equal pay
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An estimated 7000 childcare workers took industrial action by walking off the job around Australia on September 5 to demand equal pay.
This is the fourth such walk-out in the past 18 months and it was by far...
New generation of working parents demand a better deal on shared parental leave
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Despite widespread belief that men should be as involved as women in all aspects of childcare, they are both still largely playing traditional gender roles when looking after children, according to a new report...
Province promises more childcare spaces for B.C. families
BC NDP government announces community partnerships via UBCM
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New childcare spaces are on the way for B.C. families as the province announced community partnerships Sept. 11 through...
High childcare costs keeping women out of workplace - study
Three in 10 children not cared for by family and parents have care costs of up to €6.13 an hour
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Women are being shut out of the workplace by the high cost of childcare in Ireland, a...
As progressives think big, they should think more about child care
Almost half of all parents struggle to find affordable options, a new survey finds.
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Medicare for all. A federal job guarantee. Free college tuition.
All of these ideas are favorites...
Latest report on Canada's shoddy child care is unlikely to reduce government neglect
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A recent report on Canada's abysmal failure to protect and care for the country's youngest and most vulnerable citizens -- its children -- made headlines and stirred ripples of shame and outrage.
Compiled by...
Do longer maternity leaves hurt women’s careers?
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Career or child care? It’s an unfortunate dilemma faced by every working woman with a baby on the way. Should she take a lengthy maternity leave, knowing that more time at home can improve the well-being of...
