Making sure our pandemic recovery works for women

The inability to afford child care services stops many women from being able to go out to work. Photos: 123rf.com

Single-mum Sara recently lost her job in a nursing care facility because she needed to take time off to care for her seven-year-old child. The little girl was diagnosed with hand, foot and mouth disease and had to be quarantined at home for five days. With no one else to look after her sick child, Sara asked her employer for some time off.