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More than 62% of fathers would take more time off after births if statutory pay rate was increased, poll finds

Researchers found that countries with more than six weeks of paid paternity leave have a 4.0% smaller gender wage gap.

Charity founder Joeli Brearley said London parents were ‘desperate for any form of childcare’

New research shows that one in four women going through fertility treatment say they were subjected to unfair treatment in the workplace

Pregnant Then Screwed CEO, Joeli Brearley shares her advice for asking for flexible working and pay increases. By Lauren Taylor.

A mother gave up not only her career but also a second child, while another had to claim benefits

It took the pandemic to make ministers realise childcare is vital to the economy but many doubt there will be enough funding for promised extra hours

The chancellor’s early-years promise won’t be delivered until after an election, says the Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Support to be ‘ramped up in orderly way’ amid concerns system won’t cope with increased demand but struggling parents say help arriving ‘too late’

Lucie Driver, 26, has sleepless nights over paying bills and affording childcare when her mat leave comes to an end. While she says the new package announced today by Jeremy Hunt is 'life-changing', she raises concern about the toll on nurseries and their staff

One single working mother says she sees 'no way out' of webcam sex work due to 'crippling' childcare costs of up to £700 a month. Anna said the work made her feel dirty, violated and sick