#Childcare

“pandemic leave disaster payment” will be established, says Morrison. What we are dealing with here is a disaster, he says. The payment will be for workers with no sick leave
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My spouse is on the board of our (nonprofit, non-university-affiliated) daycare, and listening to the calls where they try to figure out when and how to reopen is equally devastating
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It is heartbreaking to watch @CDCDirector Robert Redfield turn a great public health institution @CDCgov into a political propaganda tool. I feel dreadful for the thousands of talented, devoted professionals
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I absolutely hate the idea of kids taking care of siblings. Stop having kids if you cannot afford to get help to take care of them. Your older children are
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Imagine that you were someone who had built a career on new models of leadership, particularly women's leadership, as a force for cultural change and revolution.That you'd spent a decade
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1/ Im not an expert in coercive control and I’ve said before that while sexual violence can have quite a bit in common they aren’t the same issue 100% of
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THREAD of things you still have the legal right to do in England at the moment, and relevant parts of the legislation to back you up - all references are
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In the middle of the summer I was overwhelmed and frustrated and SKRESSED. Exams in my program are 48 hr take home exams and I just new I couldn't do
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As issues facing mothers start to get more "mainstream" attention, i am struck by how often I bring up a serious mother-specific issue and there is always a peanut gallery
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Growing up, it's crazy how often I heard that being a housewife/ SAHM would not be providing value and living up to my potential. My 18 y.o. niece is being
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Childcare challenge made today an impromptu “bring your daughter to work day.”Thread of Elly’s day visiting the State Assembly (and some of the people we ran into along the way!)
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Our analysis of Scottish manifestos out today https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/15412Strikingly big promises from the main parties, without any serious attempt to provide costings or to say how they would be paid for.
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I’ve been thinking about the disparities between ‘what is known’ about #COVID19, and what our response has been in Australia.A brief flirtation with ‘herd immunity’, make-believe apps, schools, children, and
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Now that states are reopening, I'm super curious to know how you all are (re)making plans for the months ahead. So here's a thread with a whole bunch of "what
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I am such a high functioning mentally ill person some days, I can't even deal with it. It's hard to get support sometimes because 95% of people see me totally
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ALL OF THIS RIGHT HERE.https://twitter.com/amandalitman/status/1278658904164106240 FFCRA (which paid 2/3 of wages if you couldn't work due to COVID-related loss of childcare) was a nice step, but 2/3 is a significant
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