For the first time, during the fifth Democratic debate, the presidential candidates faced an all-female panel of moderators. And for the first time, the candidates were asked about America’s childcare problem. It wasn’t altogether a coincidence.

Uniforms in elementary schools may be having an unintended effect: a researcher noted that every time that girls would not be sitting properly in a school, the teacher would constantly be reprimanding them, saying ‘sit properly.'” This impacted classroom interactions and influenced the girls themselves, in terms of being conscious of what they were doing.

A charity in Vietnam hopes to train a qualified childcare workforce to change the lives of the children of migrant factory workers.

The provision of childcare helps mothers and the family as a whole. Mothers can work more and earn more, and they are less likely to take older children (usually girls) out of school to care for siblings. The World Bank recently estimated that the cost to the world economy of not educating girls through secondary school was $15 to $30 trillion.

The burkini controversy illustrates some of the most uncomfortable and persistently polarizing questions facing French people: What compromises can reasonably be asked of religious minorities in the name of secularism? And where does the defense of gender equality and religious neutrality end, and discrimination begin?

The Japanese town of Nagicho managed to increase its fertility rate from 1.4 to about 1.9 in 2017 by offering new moms a “gift” of 300,000 yen ($2,785), as well as subsidies for children’s care, housing, health, and education.

“The moment for Canadian leadership is now,” said Trudeau in a press briefing at the Women Deliver conference in Vancouver. “All women, no matter where they live, should have access to the safe, quality health care they need. By investing in sexual and reproductive health and rights, and maternal, newborn, and child health, we can build a more just, equal, and prosperous world.”

The 84% of Americans who celebrate the holiday are expected to spend a record $25 billion on Mother’s Day gifts this year, up from $23.1 billion in 2018, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). That’s the highest amount in the 16-year history of the survey, which is conducted by NRF and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

The award’s judging panel chose six finalists from the longlist of 13 books. All but one of the shortlisted books were written by, and all six books were translated by, women. The winner will be announced in six weeks.

For almost 50 years, Mobile Creches has cared for vulnerable children and their mothers through its community-oriented early childcare and child education model in construction sites and informal urban settlements. Available evidence shows that this model is successful: Kids who attend mobile creches for significant periods of time have shown gains in nutrition, hygiene, and cognitive and school readiness skills.