childcare and working mums
Sure Start evaluation: better parenting and more use of support reported
Community Care, 4 March 2009
Sure Start appears to be finally delivering for children and families, with evidence of several benefits associated with living in a Sure Start area, in the latest national evaluation published today.
Women losing jobs twice as fast as men
The Times (London), 25 January 2009
A group of senior women ministers have warned Gordon Brown that the recession may tarnish Labour’s record on equal rights.
Mentor turns on his protégée, as Nicolas Sarkozy forces Rachida Dati to quit
The Times (London), 24 January 2009
The glamorous but troublesome politician who returned to work five days after giving birth, has been forced to quit President Sarkozy’s Government.
Say goodbye to the yummy mummy
The Times (London), 24 January 2009
It's time for Comeback Mum. Now that few mothers can afford to stay at home, working mums' offspring will thrive. By Sarah Vine and Ruth Gledhill.
Wonder Woman or traitor to her sex?
Sunday Times, 11 January 2009
The battle lines are confused in the reaction to the five-day maternity leave of Rachida Dati, the French justice minister.
Women, resist the siren call of the cupcake!
The Times (London), 11 January 2009
Three cheers for Rachida Dati, who has put work before looking after baby. Yummy mummies are mostly a myth. By Janice Turner.
This is the mother of all childcare fallacies
The Sunday Times, 14 December 2008
Unicef claims that placing children in nurseries can damage them, but an expert questions the evidence. By Penelope Leach.
Clegg: Speech to Daycare Trust
Liberal Democrats, 25 November 2008
Too few men are working in childcare because of the stigma attached to men working with young children, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg will say today.
The work/life balance
Sunday Times, 7 September 2008
Talented women opting out of the traditional rat race in big numbers.
Working mothers losing support
Guardian, 6 August 2008
Study finds women and men more likely to believe family will suffer if woman works full-time.
Equality laws ‘are now holding women back’
The Times (London), 14 July 2008
Chief executive of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission believes maternity rights damage chances of promotion.
Credit crunch brings nanny boom
Sunday Times, 22 June 2008
Demand for childcare is soaring as higher food, fuel and utility bills force middle-class mothers back to their work place.
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