Childcare situation has brought women to ‘breaking point’

Childcare situation has brought women to ‘breaking point’

Many women are considering leaving employment because of the difficulty of trying to juggle work and childcare.

The Covid-19 pandemic and the lack of both formal and informal childcare support has brought women to “breaking point”. 

That’s according to director of the National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWCI) Orla O’Connor who says many women are considering leaving employment as it “just isn’t possible” to juggle work and childcare anymore.

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