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Free preschool, longer school days and affordable day care help keep moms in the paid workforce

  • Written by Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab, University of Melbourne
Most kids get dismissed from school hours before the workday ends.MiniStocker/Shutterstock.com

Women now account for half the nation’s working-age population, but only 43% of full-time workers.

One reason for that is what happens when they have young children. Only about two-thirds of moms with kids under 6 work full-time, versus more than thr...

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