Melinda French Gates shares new data to stoke innovation and awareness in $648B ‘care economy’ Caregivers who provide for children, elderly people, and those who are sick or disabled are operating in an antiquated system… Read More
New platform from nonprofit Carina offers quick searches for in-home childcare openings As COVID-19 stay-at-home orders began triggering business closures in early spring, there was much attention paid to shuttered restaurants and… Read More
Amazon will offer temporary backup childcare to 650K U.S. employees through October Amazon will join other tech giants by offering a backup childcare benefit to employees, but only temporarily. The Seattle-based company… Read More
Childcare crisis: Tech startups look to help working parents manage the messy new realities of life Crying in the closet, breaking up sibling fights, Zoom bloopers. Maria Hess is dealing with it all as she cares… Read More
Parental leave is great, but returning to work still sucks: Here’s how employers can make it better Six years ago, when her son Oliver was three months old, Jessica Eggert returned to her job at a fast-growing… Read More
The Riveter partners with Poppy to offer on-demand childcare for members of the co-working space The Riveter is teaming up with another female-focused Seattle startup to make it easier for its members to secure childcare.… Read More
