childcare and working mums
Yes, I admit it - I’m a woman who’s bored stupid with her life
Daily Mail, 17 June 2010
A routine of repetitive, unsatisfying and unrewarded activities has left a generation of women suffering from 'dumb mum syndrome', says Liz Fraser.
How Labour blew the children’s inheritance
The Times, 11 June 2010
Profligate spending, central targets and a thicket of bureaucracy — to achieve what? By Jill Kirby.
Mothers in the workplace: call this choice?
Guardian, 8 June 2010
I gave up my career to look after my kids, but I'm angry that it's almost always women who do so. By Jessica Smith.
Head Start
The Times, 7 June 2010
Labour conducted an experiment in policy for the earliest years of life. Its poor performance reflects confused objectives and the difficulty of the problem. Times leading article.
Parents face childcare fees rise
BBC News Online, 10 February 2010
Childcare costs in England, Wales and Scotland are continuing to rise, a survey by the Daycare Trust suggests.
Quit babying women in the workplace
Alpha Mummy, 7 February 2010
Is legislation originally designed to protect women in the workplace killing them with kindness?
Sure Start centres fail to help neediest families
Guardian, 13 January 2010
Despite extra funding, a "low level" of outreach work means parents and children in the poorest areas are not getting the services they need.
Women in the workforce: Female power
The Economist , 30 December 2009
Across the rich world more women are working than ever before. Coping with this change will be one of the great challenges of the coming decades.
Harman backs down on equal pay rules
Sunday Times, 13 December 2009
More than 97% of firms are now likely to be exempt from rules in the Equality Bill requiring equal pay for men and women.
Too much maternity leave hurts careers
Sunday Times, 29 November 2009
Study across three continents shows the more family-friendly a country tries to be, the less its women succeed in the workplace.
The fight to keep childcare vouchers grows
The Times Alpha Mummy, 9 November 2009
The most popular petition on the Downing Street website right now is the one protesting the scrapping of the Employer Support Childcare scheme, aka childcare vouchers.
Women MPs revolt over childcare cash
Sunday Times, 8 November 2009
Gordon Brown is facing a revolt from Labour women over plans to axe childcare tax break that benefits the middle classes.
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