Child care, PTO and upskilling: Moms share what they need to succeed

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Motherhood is full of physical, mental and financial challenges at every corner — and in the U.S., where social safety nets are few and far between, those challenges can seem insurmountable. 

The University of Phoenix and Motherly, a content platform for moms, released their 2023 Mothers Overcome More report, or the M.O.M, highlighting how low-income mothers (those who earn below what they would need to meet basics needs like child care and housing in their state) faced the highest amount of adversity for the lowest payoff. 

Deanna Cuadra
Senior Reporter

Deanna Cuadra is a senior reporter at Employee Benefit News. Her work covers healthcare, U.S. policy and reform, challenges faced by women and parents in the workplace and innovation in work culture … Read full bio


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