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Kids' school schedules have never matched parents' work obligations and the pandemic is making things worse

  • Written by Taryn Morrissey, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
imageLogging into school on the couch can make homelife more topsy-turvy.Cavan Images/Getty Images

Whether I’m looking at the question of why it has always been hard to be a working parent in the United States as a mother with two children under 7, or as a scholar of child and family policy, one reason stands out. The hours employers demand and pub...

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