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Motherhood special report: Pandemic exposes how Irish women are still left holding the baby
The pandemic put parenting, and mothering in particular, front and centre, with research showing that women bore the brunt of the restrictions. But even before Covid, mothers were struggling with the lion s share of domestic chores and care work in addition to paid employment
Mon, 12 Jul, 2021 - 06:30
Joyce Fegan The pandemic put parenting, and mothering in particular, front and centre, with research showing that women bore the brunt of the restrictions. But even before Covid, mothers were struggling with the lion s share of domestic chores and care work in addition to paid employment, writes Joyce Fegan