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Childcare during the pandemic has damaged my career prospects say 57% of mothers

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Almost 50% of working mothers feel forced to send their children back to school or childcare to save their job   New research from charity and campaign group, Pregnant Then Screwed, which has spoken to 3,686 pregnant women and mothers to understand what the impact of Covid-19 is having on their careers so far, found …

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Taking Care of Your Toddler While Staying at Home

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Being a parent to a toddler is a hard task. And despite the fact that we’re all mostly home due to the ongoing health crisis, the additional household chores, work, and stress make it even more of a challenge. Luckily, you can overcome the additional workload by staying organised and getting the respite you need. …

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The Rise of Digital Babysitters Is Helping Stretched Parents Cope With Lockdown

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Stretched UK parents are increasingly turning to family members and carers as ‘digital babysitters’ as they struggle to cope with jugging workloads and childcare during lockdown. A survey from Ladybird children’s books has found that 81.6% UK parents with nursery age children said they had, or were looking in to, arranging a few hours of …

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MumsThread On The Motherhood Penalty: Can Only Men Have it All?

There has been a lot in the media about the Motherhood Penalty so I felt I had to give my opinion on it. The truth is, it exists. As for the next question in the title: can only men have it all? Mostly. Yes, I know. It isn’t fair and it certainly is sexist, but …

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Zoe Saldana: Being a Working Mother is The “Biggest Battle”

Avatar actress Zoe Saldana has said that juggling her career while raising her twins is her “biggest battle”, because her requests for childcare is seen as a perk. Zoe and husband Marco Perego welcomed their twins, Bowie and Cy, 19-months ago. “It should not be considered a perk, I’m not asking for a masseuse on set. I’m asking you …

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Rise of The ‘Returners’ Women Over 30 Starting Their Own Businesses Increases

Naomi West is at the front of a trend: Women over 30 taking the plunge and starting their own businesses. Naomi West, 32, worked in digital marketing for a Financial Services company before her first son, Jacob, now almost 3, was born. She no longer wanted to be on conference calls at 6am with her …

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Mums of Young Children in Breach of EU Working Time Directive

We are not surprised at the news that mothers work so hard that they are in breach of Articles 3, 5 and 6 (b) of 2003 of the of EU Working Time Directive. Mums caring for a baby full time exceed maximum working hours, are not given adequate rest periods and do not receive paid annual leave …

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Two Thirds of Men Would Be Happy To Be a Stay-at-Home Dad

The times they are a changing. It is true that women and men will never be equal until men take up their share of childcare (and while we are at it, domestic chores) and it seems that that might actually be happening. A recent survey suggests that two thirds of men would be happy to …

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