
The Parenthood CEO discusses the 'impossible mathematical equation' of raising children in the current economic climate
The Parenthood CEO Georgie Dent addresses the systemic failures facing modern families, citing the conflict between rising living costs, rigid workplace structures, and the misalignment of school hours with professional work schedules.
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Georgie Dent recently delivered a National Press Club address regarding the difficulties of balancing modern work and family life.
Georgie Dentâs National Press Club address recently went viral after laying bare the compounding pressures on modern families.
Between soaring costs of living, rigid workplace expectations and an eye-watering gap between school days and work hours, is the current system setting parents up to fail?
Reged Ahmad speaks with CEO of advocacy group The Parenthood, Georgie Dent, to unpack why raising children has become an impossible mathematical equation and how policy reform can fix it.
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