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What Historical Policy Pattern Do We See From The Pandemic Childcare Crisis?

Child care, Social Issues, social policy /

The COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption of childcare prompted federal government interventions in the US, such as the CARES Act, CRRSA, and the American Rescue Plan. However, the end of these interventions in September of 2023, specifically the end of the American Rescue Plan funding, reiterates a historical pattern in the US federal government’s approach to childcare […]

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Paid Parental Leave: Is the United States Better Than Nigeria?

Gender Discourse, Social Issues, social policy, Work and labor /

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 participation, families needed more time and hands to cater to childcare and eldercare since women’s tasks were no longer restricted to domestic

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