In early 1998, President Clinton announced a comprehensive child care initiative. Increasing scholarships and training for child care providers was an important step in both recognizing and supporting the professional development of child care workers. Working women need greater control over their schedules in order to accommodate the difficult task of juggling work and family. Karen Nussbaum Director Working Women's Department AFL-CIO 4. Create family-friendly workplaces and provide flexible work options.
Women are the still the primary caregivers in American society.
In fact, it suits neither men nor women. For both mothers and fathers want to be home to help with homework after school, see a child's play, or do a shopping trip for a parent or aunt living alone. For families with children between the ages of three and five, child care is the third greatest expense after housing and food. For that reason, we must integrate the roles of women and men as caregivers into workforce policies by extending flexible work policies, now available to only one in seven employees. Policies such as flex-time and compressed work weeks would allow workers to care for their children and older relatives and perform well on the job.