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Policies overlook mothers' needs
By Catherine Gaunt,
Nursery World,
10 July 2008
The vital role of motherhood must not become overlooked in the Government's drive towards parenting policies, according to the Family and Parenting Institute.
In a new report it argues that Government policies need to talk about mothers, not just 'parents'. Priority for free childcare should be given to families where both parents are unemployed and where the mother is the lone parent, says the FPI. Fathers should have the right to a 'Daddy' month and maternity pay should rise to minimum wage levels. The recommendations come from a report launched at the institute's conference on Modern Motherhood in London last week. Chief executive Mary MacLeod...
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