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Silicon Valley day care closures sideline working mothers

Original post made on Mar 8, 2022

A lack of affordable day care drove women out of the workforce when COVID-19 hit and more than 300 day care centers closed in Santa Clara County. Now they are stranded and can't get back in.


Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, March 8, 2022, 1:39 PM

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Posted by Parks
a resident of Rengstorff Park
on Mar 8, 2022 at 3:38 pm

Parks is a registered user.

An entire article about child care without the word "father" in it once, reflecting the fact that we're still at the place in our society where the care of children is considered the mother's problem and reflecting a bias toward straight families.

I appreciate Rosie Lopez reminding us that this affects both parents. I'd love to hear a father's voice included in an article like this someday.


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