The media have become fond in recent years of glamorizing stay-at-home moms as elite career women who have opted out of the workforce so they can put family first, writes Susan Rohwer in Los Angeles Times Opinion. But she argues: It’s difficult to make the case for policy changes that could make day care more affordable if we never hear about how families are struggling with the costs. I work part time to keep my foot in the professional door. I know that if I step out of the workforce entirely, my potential earnings decrease for every year I am away from work. Each check I receive goes straight to paying for my toddler’s day care bill, and it’s just the way it goes.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:58:12 +0000
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