Dearth of childcare options will trigger crisis in the fall when schools normally reopen, hitting mothers particularly hard
Already, Statistics Canada has released data showing that childcare and school closures have knocked a significant proportion of parents out of the workforce, either partially or completely, and that has disproportionately affected women. Indeed, employment recovery for women with school-aged children has beenIn June, for example, 14.3 per cent of women with children under 18 worked less than half their usual hours, compared to 8.
Clementine Van Effenterre, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Toronto, said many childcare facilities, particularly those that are more dependent on private tuition, may be on the brink of insolvency after months of closure. “There is a very long debate about how we should value work that occurs domestically,” said Van Effenterre, “…and I think it’s very clear right now that the issue of childcare is not an issue only women or a personal problem, but is an economic question.”
Duchesne said she and her husband spent about 10 weeks during the pandemic without any outside childcare for their 18-month old daughter, and split the responsibilities while both were trying to work full-time jobs.
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