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 | Jan 26, 2024 | Social Impact, WAEC Scholarship Scheme
The idea that began as a little gesture in 2021 continues to impact lives. In 2022, eight students from Sango Community Secondary School and Orogun Grammar School Ibadan benefitted from the ‘Fisayo Ogundoro WAEC Scholarship. While this was a successful endeavor,...
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 24, 2023 | Education, Social Issues
My academic journey is one that is non-linear. I had my undergraduate degree in French, first masters in Liberal Studies where I majored in gender studies, and my second master’s in Sociology. Now, I am undergoing my Doctoral degree in Sociology. I have hovered...
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 | Dec 28, 2022 | Education, Social Issues
It is interesting how the first-morning nudge, after opening one’s eyes to the world is to reach for the mobile phone. That morning, I woke up without saying a word of prayer nor did I get up to brush my teeth but to catch up on social media feeds. I found...
by fisayo | Jan 31, 2022 | Gender Discourse, Social Issues
Photo Copied from The News Times Two weeks ago, I went on a vacation to visit some close friends who are married. I enjoyed every bit of my stay which as well did not go without me learning something about naming and the reason women do not use their husbands’...
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