“I want to focus on what are called kitchen table issues. You know, the ones that keep you up at night, like the cost of childcare and college and prescription drugs and so much else.” KnowsWantNightIssuesFocusCollegeCostDrugTablesKitchenPrescriptionsPrescription DrugsKitchen TableChildcare Author:Hillary Clinton
“Let's provide family leave that is paid and access to affordable, high-quality childcare.” QualityPaidAccessAffordableHigh QualityChildcare Author:Hillary Clinton
“Hillary Clinton wants to push for equal pay and for paid family leave and for better and cheaper childcare.” WantPayEqualPaidClintonCheaperEqual PayChildcare Author:Natalie Portman
“The fact that [Hillary Clinton] is pushing for paid family leave and also for [affordable] childcare will make a huge difference for working women who aren't as lucky as I am to be able to hire a nanny when I work. And who aren't lucky enough to necessarily have their husbands be able to take off work. That will make a huge, huge difference.” EnoughFactsAbleDifferencesHugeLuckyHusbandPaidClintonPushingAffordableNanniesWorking WomenChildcare Author:Natalie Portman
“The issue of childcare is the missing link in the full contribution of women to our society and to our economy.” EconomyIssuesMissingContributionOur SocietyLinksChildcare Author:Nancy Pelosi
“People from authoritarian, male-dominated, punitive families tend to vote for "strongman" leaders and for "hard" punitive policies (prisons, wars) rather than "soft" caring policies (healthcare, childcare). Not everyone from this background does. But many people do. And this conditioning can be exploited, as Trump's campaign did, especially in times like ours of economic, social, and technological upheaval.” PeopleDoeWarHardSocialLeaderEconomicPolicyTrumpVotePrisonMalesCaringCampaignsBackgroundsHealthcareTechnologicalConditioningUpheavalChildcare Author:Riane Eisler
“The best antidote to poverty remains simple - a paycheck. Policies like paid family leave, workplace flexibility and affordable quality childcare can make the difference for two-parent or single-parent working families who struggle to make ends meet.” TwoEndsParentDifferencesSimpleQualityPovertyStrugglePolicyPaidRemainsWorkplaceFlexibilityAntidoteAffordablePaychecksSingle ParentChildcare Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“Every time a woman leaves the workforce because she can't find or afford childcare, or she can't work out a flexible arrangement with her boss, or she has no paid maternity leave, her family's income falls down a notch. Simultaneously, national productivity numbers decline.” FallNumbersPaidWork OutProductivityIncomeBossDeclineArrangementsFlexibleFalling DownWorkforceMaternityNotchesChildcareMaternity Leave Author:Madeleine M. Kunin
“And, over the last thirty years we have seen men's participation in both housework and childcare has increased and women's have stayed at about the same.” MenYearsLastsThirtyParticipationThirty YearsHouseworkChildcare Author:James Levine
“A billion dollars every week for Iraq, $87 billion for Iraq. We can't get $5 billion for childcare over five years in welfare reform.” YearsFiveWeekDollarsIraqBillionsReformWelfareFive YearsReformationChildcareWelfare Reform Author:Jim Wallis
“Parents deserve the peace of mind of knowing their children are in good hands. By investing in early childhood educators, we are supporting nurturing child care environments where children can thrive.” MindChildrenHandsCareParentEducationKnowingEnvironmentChildhoodPoliticianGayDeserveInvestingThrivePeace Of MindNurturingEducatorTeaching ChildrenEarly ChildhoodChildren LearningChild CareChildcare Author:Kathleen Wynne
“Men worry about childcare with their wallets, women feel it in their wombs.” MenFeelsChildrenWorryWombWalletsChildcare Author:Allison Pearson
“Babies have much higher levels of stress in childcare.” LevelsBabyHigherStressHigher LevelChildcare Author:Mem Fox