Thinking of this while I plan this month's after-school care, gymnastics drop-off, and meal roster.

#InvisibleLoad #WorkingMums #AcademicMums

I started reading the excellent book 'The Wife Drought' by Annabel Crabb. I love her writing style and this topic is painfully close to home.

Let's take the 'Chiquita Syndrome' described in the first pages, which many working mums may recognise:

Chiquita is a foot-tall stuffed kangaroo that lives at the daycare centre that the author's son attends. This holiday, the Crabb family is to look after Chiquita and take her on adventures...... (continued below)
#workingmums #balancingact

We finally have proof: there’s no point working if you’re a mum

The question isn’t whether we can afford to invest in childcare; the question is whether we can afford not to

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