Childcare – Fisayo Ogundoro

What Explains Women’s Earning Gap in the Twenty-First Century?

Family, Gender Discourse, Social Issues, social policy / November 5, 2023

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 participation. This transformation is reflected in the high rate of women’s educational attainment and promotion […]

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Why Mothers: The Cost of Childcare in the United States.

Social Issues, social policy, Work and labor / September 2, 2023

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 varied from as low as $5, 357 to $17,

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Why Was The Paid Parental Leave Policy Left Out of the Biden-Harris Care Executive Actions?

Family, Social Issues, social policy / May 4, 2023

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). According to Boston Consulting Group, the US could lose $230 billion by 2030 if the

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