The pandemic has swamped many working mothers. Already struggling to balance the demands of work and home, they were suddenly confronted last spring with having to add all-day child care and education monitoring to their long list of duties. The result? âThe first word that comes to mind is exhaustion,â says Aleka Bilan, a working mom in Bend, Oregon. Why We Wrote This For a year millions of working parents, especially moms, have been stretched to the limits by a stay-home swirl of kids and work. Finally policymakers may be listening. The challenges were felt so broadly that...