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    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
      Working It podcast21 min listen
      Is hybrid work a trap for women?

      Many women want flexibility but there is evidence it is not good for their careers

    • Sunday, 3 July, 2022
      Government to consult on cutting adult-child ratio in English nurseries

      Proposals to cut red tape do not address problems of underfunding, say sector leaders

    • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
      Robert Shrimsley
      Childcare is a looming political battle that is long overdue

      As with social care, problems in the sector are legion — not least provision and cost

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      Seeking FT readers prepared to chat about how rising inflation is affecting their lives

    • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
      Data PointsJohn Burn-Murdoch
      Men stepping up at home is key to boosting birth rates

      Career vs family is no longer such a trade-off for women, but ‘having it all’ is only possible with increased paternal childcare

    • Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
      Cat Rutter Pooley
      Business needs a better childcare system

      In a tight labour market, employers must make a costly, precarious childcare market their problem too

    • Sunday, 15 May, 2022
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      Ageing populations present opportunities as well as risks for equity investors

    • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
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      Women in Business

      Women are making changes post-pandemic in their working lives, by tackling issues at work and at home. This report hears from experts on subjects from dual-career couples and the finances of hybrid working, to mean ‘office banter’ and going grey

    • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
      Brooke Masters
      Rewriting the post-Covid contract for dual-career couples

      Opportunities and hidden traps are emerging

    • Tuesday, 8 March, 2022
      Special ReportWomen in Business
      Why US mothers deserve a $2,400 pay cheque

      ‘Having it all’ too often means ‘doing it all’, argues Girls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani

    • Monday, 7 March, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Tackling the Covid pay gap

      Unpaid domestic labour has a deleterious financial impact on women

    • Wednesday, 15 December, 2021
      Charles Calkin
      How to give to grandchildren in the season of goodwill

      Bare trusts are a good way to pass money between the generations — but make sure family members are in agreement

    • Wednesday, 13 October, 2021
      UK childcare investment would boost women’s incomes by £10bn

      Workforce participation held back by lack of affordable and flexible services, study finds

    • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
      Emma Jacobs
      Coping with the chaos that is hybrid working

      ‘Back to the office is not a return to an old schedule — and no one really knows how to do it yet’

    • Friday, 10 September, 2021
      Special ReportModern Uzbekistan
      Uzbekistan’s population boom poses problems for state

      A combination of high birth rates and soaring unemployment points to problems ahead

    • Friday, 16 July, 2021
      Best of FT Money 2021
      Best of FT Money 2021: Child benefit tax ruling sparks widespread concern

      High earners ask lawyers for advice after HMRC loses landmark case

    • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
      Special Report
      Delivering for the World’s Children

      In this year of summits, the United Kingdom Committee for Unicef (Unicef UK) has invited experts to set out policies that governments and companies should pursue to help the next generation overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and economic inequity

    • Thursday, 10 June, 2021
      John Lewis Partnership PLC
      John Lewis to offer equal parental leave to all staff

      Department store chain will be largest retailer in UK offering six-month benefit to new parents

    • Friday, 7 May, 2021
      News in-depthUS employment
      Biden hopes to revive long march of women back into US workforce

      Female labour force participation rate reached its height 21 years ago

    • Thursday, 8 April, 2021
      Flexible working
      Lights, camera, childcare: on-set nurseries aim to transform film industry

      A ‘Peaky Blinders’ star has kickstarted a campaign to help parents in long-hours workplaces

    • Friday, 2 April, 2021
      Pensions
      Child benefit ‘mistake’ leaves 200,000 families at risk of state pension reduction

      Parents could be eligible for higher retirement income relating to child benefit claims

    • Tuesday, 23 March, 2021
      US politics & policy
      US embarks on first national child allowance experiment

      Parents to receive monthly payments of up to $300 per dependent in expansion of social safety net

    • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
      Residential
      The best tech for a baby’s nursery

      Gadgets that can entertain, help development or come to the rescue when unsettled little ones can’t sleep

    • Thursday, 29 October, 2020
      Philip Stephens
      Marcus Rashford has a lesson for politicians everywhere

      England footballer’s campaign to feed poorer children harnesses a powerful demand for fairness

    • Friday, 23 October, 2020
      UK business & economy
      Childcare provision hit by coronavirus cutbacks

      With many providers already under intense financial strain, the drop in demand has hit the sector hard

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