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in Episodes on August 7, 2020 by The Mom Hour

COVID-19, Working Moms, and the Child-Care Crisis: Voices 51



With schools across the country increasingly moving in the direction of online-only attendance in the fall, many moms are asking: “How do we make this work?” While homeschool pods, cutting back hours at work and other creative solutions may be a temporary solution for some families, there are many others for whom these options are not on the table. And there’s no doubt that moms are unfairly shouldering the brunt of this crisis (as we are so often expected to do).

In this month’s Voices interview, Meagan talks with Anne Halsall, co-founder and CPO of online child-care directory Winnie; listen as they dig into issues around work, parenting, and inequality that this pandemic has uncovered—and discuss some reassuring news about the safety and availability of licensed daycare to fill some of those gaps.

LINKS MENTIONED:

  • Winnie.com, the company Anne co-founded 
  • @annekate on Twitter
  • Anne and Meagan recently did a webinar together – check back here for a link when the recording is available to watch!

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