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Women — particularly racialized women — are more likely to be in positions at the lower end of the health sector’s pay scale, that also require close and prolonged contact with patients. (Shutterstock)

October 22, 2023

Canada’s health-care crisis is gendered: How the burden of care falls to women

Julia Smith, Simon Fraser University

Not only is the health sector feminized, but women — particularly racialized women — are more likely to be in jobs at the low end of the pay scale, but that require prolonged contact with patients.

Raising kids on a farm, as Kerissa Payne is doing, isn’t simple. Photo courtesy of Kerissa and Charlie Payne

May 17, 2023

Lack of affordable child care is hurting young farm families’ ability to grow their businesses – the US farm bill may finally offer some help

Shoshanah Inwood, The Ohio State University and Florence Becot, The Ohio State University

Access to affordable child care affects farm productivity, safety and ultimately the nation’s food supply. Farm families across the U.S. are struggling without it.

Women lack emotional support as working academics Getty Images

August 8, 2022

Women have always trailed men in research output: how COVID made the situation worse

Cyrill Walters, Stellenbosch University; Armand Bam, Stellenbosch University, and Patrizio Piraino, University of Notre Dame

The pandemic lockdown added a big teaching load; female academics also found themselves having to play more of a nurturing role.

May 30, 2022

High childcare fees, low pay for staff and a lack of places pose a huge policy challenge

Hannah Matthews, Victoria University and Peter Hurley, Victoria University

Cutting the cost of childcare for families won’t help them if there are no places available at local childcare centres or people to staff them.

February 16, 2022

Large for-profit nursery groups are becoming more common – with negative consequences for parents and the sector

Eva Lloyd, University of East London and Antonia Simon, UCL

Large for-profit nursery groups may be at increased financial risk.

January 12, 2022

COVID chaos has shed light on many issues in the Australian childcare sector. Here are 4 of them

Marg Rogers, University of New England

Childcare centres are closing due to staff shortages, but this was a problem well before the pandemic.

The scheme has done little to shift British attitudes that see men as the breadwinners and women, the caregivers. Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

April 29, 2021

Gender equality: Why the UK’s shared parental leave scheme needs a rethink

Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi, York St John University

Designed to encourage an equal distribution of childcare duties, the government’s policy was flawed to begin with

When daycares and schools closed during the pandemic, it caused burdens for working parents, particularly mothers. What is the responsibility of organizations to employees with children struggling with child care issues? (Christopher Ryan/Unsplash)

August 23, 2020

Employers should help workers struggling with child care during COVID-19

Claudine Mangen, Concordia University

COVID-19 has spotlighted structural injustice inherent in child care in Canada. Organizational leaders have a responsibility to work together, with child care stakeholders, to redress this injustice.

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