The issue of childcare remains a massive barrier to work for women | Greg Jericho

Childcare worries hold more women than men back from workforce participation. The only remedy is a change in culture

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveal that childcare remains then biggest barrier to women either entering the workforce or taking on more hours. The data show that women, whether they are employed or not, will always rate the issue of caring for children more highly than do men, when it comes to thinking about their working life.

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