Just astonishing to announce back to workplaces in two weeks, *on the day English schools break up for six weeks*, when there is no summer childcare available, and not mention childcare once. There really are no bloody women in the room are there.
For people who don’t realise the childcare problem: a survey of 3,000 childcare providers by the Early Years Alliance in April found that 25 per cent thought it “somewhat” or “very” unlikely that they would be operating in 12 months’ time. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nursery-close-coronavirus-reopen-childcare-minders-uk-a9621356.html%3famp
UK at risk of nursery closures as nation emerges from coronavirus pa…

The UK’s emergence from the coronavirus crisis could be hit by a wave of nursery closures which would prevent many parents from going back to work, Labour is warning. With a quarter of pre-schools,

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nursery-close-coronavirus-reopen-childcare-minders-uk-a9621356.html%3famp
For those replying “what about dads? Men care about childcare too!” Yes. Some do. I’m glad. More should. But overwhelmingly it’s women that do childcare & sort childcare & have to make career sacrifices cos childcare https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/mums-childcare-bear-the-brunt_uk_5ac35bf4e4b04646b645f6cd/
Mums Still Bear The Brunt Of Childcare, So What Needs To Change?

'A change in law and opportunity doesn’t equate to a change in cultural perception.'

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/mums-childcare-bear-the-brunt_uk_5ac35bf4e4b04646b645f6cd/
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