Work and kids don’t historically mix — but COVID-19 had other ideas. The pandemic created a caregiving crisis for working parents, and two years later, employees and their workforces are still struggling to find a balance. One possible solution: make every day bring-your-kid-to-work day.
It might sound like a crazy idea, but it’d solve a problem plaguing families and businesses alike. Around one in five unemployed adults said the reason they were not working was because COVID-19 disrupted their child care arrangements, according to the United States Census Bureau. And of those not working, women ages 25-44 are almost three times as likely as men to not be working due to child care demands.
