Tag: motherhood
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The Motherhood Penalty: Why childcare costs are really a labour market problem.
“I’m coming back part-time after maternity leave.” It is a sentence I started hearing repeatedly after moving to the UK. This surprised me because it was not something I had heard nearly as often before. Of course, there are many reasons why somebody may decide to reduce their hours after having children. Family preferences, cultural…
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Why the cost of living crises hits women harder
This Wednesday we had the honour of presenting as guest speakers at the first international conference on women, war, and economic crisis hosted at the University of Lahore. Our presentation focused on the UK. As a consequence of recent geopolitical developments and different UK internal shocks, we are facing a cost-of-living crisis. Food prices are…
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