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The Struggle for Caregiving Equity
What impact has the pandemic had on parents, care providers, and the practices of caregiving and parenting more broadly?
Caregiving Is Work. Parents Deserve Welfare Free From Unpaid Work Requirements.
Caregivers' victories around the world show the real possibility of winning pay for unwaged motherworkers in the U.S.
Nursing Home Owners Are Fighting New York Law That Prioritizes Patient Care
Nursing homes are skimping on critical services and some are fighting a law to reinvest profits into patient care.
Socialists Take Up Critical Fight for Universal Child Care in the United States
Child care is an ineluctable social need, and has become only more so due to systematic inequality and impoverishment.
Colorado Is on the Verge of Passing Free Pre-K for All
The state is creating a new agency as part of plans to offer nearly universal preschool in 2023.
Child Care Should Be Universal and Well-Paid — Not Just Affordable
The pandemic has made a child care overhaul both more challenging and more necessary.
Reopening Isn’t Enough — Child Care System Must Be Transformed, Providers Say
Child care providers who struggled in the pandemic are asking for economic relief and recognition as essential workers.
Report Underscores Need for Warren’s $700 Billion Child Care Plan
Nearly 20 percent of parents have stopped working or work reduced hours due to a lack of child care, the report finds.
Let’s Celebrate Mothers Who Are Fighting to Set Their Loved Ones Free
On Mother’s Day, let’s join these mamas and stewards of care who are resisting state violence and injustice globally.
Biden Unveils American Families Plan, Which Would Establish Paid Leave Program
The $1.8 trillion spending package would be paid for through tax increases on wealthy Americans.
New Zealand Law Granting Paid Leave for Miscarriage Sparks Organizing in US
The win in New Zealand has fueled U.S. efforts to extend paid medical and family leave protections to all 50 states.