by fisayo | Sep 8, 2024 | Childcare, Family, Gender Discourse, housework
Conversations around women’s participation in paid work and education are no longer alien. Nearly, every society and individual understands the importance of women’s labor force participation and girl child education. Even though, there remains a lag in...
by fisayo | Dec 31, 2023 | Childcare, Family, Gender Discourse, Social Issues, social policy
The United States, despite being a developed and affluent nation, lacks federal paid parental leave. In 2022, the Biden-Harris administration attempted to tackle this issue but faced a reduction in the proposed paid parental leave duration from twelve weeks to four...
by fisayo | Nov 5, 2023 | Childcare, Family, Gender Discourse, Social Issues, social policy
The earning gap between men and women can be explained by the birth of the first child. Claudia Goldin Beginning in the late nineteenth century, the advocacy for gender equality changed how organizations and the state approached women’s labor force...
by fisayo | May 4, 2023 | Childcare, Family, Social Issues, social policy
The United States (US) caregiving industry is facing a lot of challenges. These include labor force shortages in nursing homes and childcare centers. This is coupled with the unaffordability of care services for children and the aging population (Landivar 2023)....
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