Mums are twice as likely as dads to quit their jobs over childcare worries

One in five mothers have considered leaving the workforce The financial and emotional cost of childcare is staggering — and mothers are disproportionately shouldering that burden. It’s said that it takes a village to raise a child, but a new survey, commissioned by the Fawcett Society and Totaljobs, suggests that it is mothers who are making all the sacrifices.

With 40% of mothers saying they’d work more if childcare cost was cheaper, the Fawcett Society has urged employers to ‘end the motherhood penalty.’ In a statement, the Fawcett Society’s chief executive Jemima Olchawski said: ‘Government efforts to reduce the cost and increase the accessibility of childcare can’t come soon enough. ‘The UK has some of the highest childcare costs in the world, so it comes as no surprise that this has so much impact on mothers’ participation in the workforce.

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