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Being a working mother is not bad for your children
When it comes to children's well-being and development, it's not whether a woman works or not that matters but how she makes her choices work for her family.
Rules of ‘how to be a dad’ are changing as gender roles continue to blur
The last recession put more men in the position of full-time child carers. How are they coping?
Returnships for women won’t fix the career break penalty
A new £5m scheme to help women back to work after having children is welcome, but it's a drop in the ocean.
Kenya’s early learning centres may be doing more harm than good
Kenyans need to be wary of early learning centres that pressure children with academic drills.
Why a growing number of working mothers are choosing to go freelance in the corporate world
High fees and independence make consultancy a popular option for professionals with families.
How women who work are held back by a lack of quality daycare in Africa
For most women, participating in the labour force is dependent on whether they have adequate child care they can rely on.
Is it becoming easier to be a working mother?
Some countries make it easier than others for women to have a family and keep on working.
As gatekeepers, moms hold keys to shared parenting duties
Moms don't have to be designated worriers.
Why single mothers are more likely to get ill when they get older
New research shows how complex the effect of lone parenting can be, even after children have grown up.
Dual-earner couples share the housework equally – until the first baby comes
It's one thing if you're a stay-at-home mom. But why aren't working dads equally sharing household duties with working moms?
Babies in your 30s? Don’t worry, your great-grandma did it too
The shift towards late motherhood – commonly defined as motherhood after 35 – is often presented as a story of progress and technological liberation from the biological clock. The narrative goes something…
Free education for poor mums may help alleviate child poverty
Improve the school results of children from poor backgrounds and they will escape poverty in adulthood. This is the way the UK government believes it can alleviate child poverty, built on a belief in the…
New mums are excessively sleepy
A study has found one in two mothers are excessively tired four months after giving birth. University of Queensland researchers…
Tax Forum: should nannies for high income women be subsidised?
Some very well-paid women want to use the Tax Forum to press the government to substantially subsidise the costs of nannies by allowing their costs to be tax deductible. They claim this is essential to…
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