Caring for Family Pushes More Women Out of Work in London Than Anywhere Else in Britain
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Caring for Family Pushes More Women Out of Work in London Than Anywhere Else in Britain
Share Post Share Email As Baroness Casey prepares to publish the first report of her Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, new analysis from the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) shows a hidden cost of care in the capital. London has the highest rate of women pushed out of work by caring responsibilities of anywhere in Britain – more than nine times the rate for London’s men. Men’s economic inactivity due to caring for family sits b…
How Family Caregivers Can Protect Their Own Wellbeing While Caring for a Loved One
There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes with caring for someone you love. It is not the tiredness that sleep fixes. It settles deeper — in the shoulders, in the quiet moments when you finally sit down and realise you cannot remember the last time you thought about yourself. Family caregiving is one of the most profound acts of love a person can offer. It is also one of the most physically and emotionally demanding roles a human being…
María del Carmen is a child educator and since the birth of her daughter, five years ago, every summer, during the month of July – given that the children's centers do not close this month – she applies for leave because she is a single mother and has no support. Like her, some 22,000 people apply for work leave each summer to take care of the children – 90% of them are women, which shows that family and work reconciliation is not resolved in Sp…
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