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 | Sep 2, 2023 | Childcare, Social Issues, social policy, Work and labor
In the United States (US), childcare costs a lot of money. According to the Women’s Bureau-Department of Labor, the median annual cost of childcare in 2018 varied from as low as $4, 810 to $15, 417. When the cost was estimated to reflect 2022 inflation, it...
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)....
by fisayo | Apr 14, 2023 | Gender Discourse, Social Issues, social policy, Work and labor
In secondary school (high school), I wondered why my female classmates often went to the sick bay complaining of menstrual cramps. I thought that it was all about wanting to miss classes and spending time at the sick bay. When I began experiencing pain pangs during my...
by fisayo | Jan 3, 2022 | Gender Discourse, Social Issues, social policy, Work and labor
Image by Lucy Guiterrez (Copied from NYtimes) Women’s labor market participation in Africa and the West can be traced back to the impact of the second world war, feminism, and women’s emancipation movements. As a result of women’s labor market...
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