About a quarter of a million mothers with young children have left their jobs due to childcare pressures, research by an equal rights charity suggests.
Large numbers of women were missing out on career opportunities for the same reason, the research indicated.
More mothers are working than ever before, said the Fawcett Society.
More mothers are working than ever before, said the Fawcett Society.
A lack of flexible working arrangements and affordable childcare combined with “outdated and toxic attitudes around motherhood” were holding women back, said Jemima Olchawski, chief executive of the Fawcett Society.
“Women, once they have children, find it’s harder to progress or they’re forced into part-time or low-paid jobs below their skill levels,” she said.
Less than a third of working mothers with children under the age of four have the flexible working arrangements they need, the Fawcett Society said.
Its survey of 3,000 working parents of pre-schoolers, conducted jointly with recruitment firm Totaljobs, found that one in 10 mothers had handed in their notice, while twice that number had considered doing so.
Even mothers who decided to persevere felt they were held back by the twin demands of children and workplace, the results suggested.
About a quarter of a million mothers with young children have left their jobs due to childcare pressures, research by an equal rights charity suggests.
More mothers are working than ever before, said the Fawcett Society.
Large numbers of women were missing out on career opportunities for the same reason, the research indicated.
A lack of flexible working arrangements and affordable childcare combined with “outdated and toxic attitudes around motherhood” were holding women back, said Jemima Olchawski, chief executive of the Fawcett Society.
More mothers are working than ever before, said the Fawcett Society.
More mothers are working than ever before, said the Fawcett Society.
A lack of flexible working arrangements and affordable childcare combined with “outdated and toxic attitudes around motherhood” were holding women back, said Jemima Olchawski, chief executive of the Fawcett Society.
“Women, once they have children, find it’s harder to progress or they’re forced into part-time or low-paid jobs below their skill levels,” she said.
Less than a third of working mothers with children under the age of four have the flexible working arrangements they need, the Fawcett Society said.
Its survey of 3,000 working parents of pre-schoolers, conducted jointly with recruitment firm Totaljobs, found that one in 10 mothers had handed in their notice, while twice that number had considered doing so.
Even mothers who decided to persevere felt they were held back by the twin demands of children and workplace, the results suggested.
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