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Substantial evidence indicates that high-quality early care and education experiences, facilitated through policies to expand and enhance program offerings, can support both parents’ employment [...]

One year since the launch of the initiative, the vast majority of the 70 employers that have so far achieved the certification are providing gender equal access to paid parental leave, while [...]

Over the next 12 to 24 months, a series of legislative decrees will be adopted, strengthening the work-life balance and giving better family support. [De Luca & Partners – SHRM, 3 June [...]

The combined effects of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have exposed the fragility of supply chains, including those essential for food security. [Jane Fraser – World Economic [...]

UNICEF is working with partners across the globe to support the early detection and treatment of children with wasting and other life-threatening forms of malnutrition. [UNICEF, 27 May 2022.] READ MORE

You can maintain authority and structure without compromising empathy, communication, or the honest expression of feelings. [PsychCentral, 21 May 2022.] READ MORE

State leaders and community advocates called for better support and policies for maternal mental health on Tuesday, saying almost half of Utah mothers report mental health symptoms before, during [...]

The official child poverty rate is about the same today as in 1967. It stood at 17% in 1967 – just about the same as in 2020. In many recent years the rate hovered even higher – around 20%. [The [...]

The committee of Solidarity at the Egyptian Parliament approved recently the budget of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood. [Egypt Today, 19 May 2022.] READ MORE

Some Member States saw their life expectancy rebound towards pre-COVID levels, while others suffered the impact of the pandemic later and fully in 2021, therefore any rebound is yet to be [...]