Many working moms in the United States pointed to the same cause for deciding to leave their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic: childcare that is unaffordable or unavailable. In a recent survey, 34 percent of mothers cited childcare concerns for why they stopped working, compared with 20 percent of fathers.
To read the article, see “The childcare conundrum: How can companies ease working parents’ return to the office?,” May 9, 2022.