Women ‘leaving jobs to save on childcare costs’

SOARING childcare costs are forcing thousands of women to abandon their jobs and return home, figures from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) have revealed.

Mon, 07 Jul, 2003 - 01:00
Mícheál Lehane

The ESRI’s economist Professor John Fitzgerald said increased costs have reduced the benefits of working.

Some parents will pay €62,000 in childcare before their offspring reach the age of 12, research has shown.

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