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Working Parents Struggle In a Pandemic Year

Seah Lu Sean, Special Projects Coordinator, Makchic

09-Dec-20 14:00

Working Parents Struggle In a Pandemic Year

2020 has tested everyone beyond their capacities. Working parents, in particular, are begging for respite. We look at the challenges faced by working parents and how employers can support them, especially with the burdens brought about by the pandemic.

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Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Lim Sue Ann, Dashran Yohan


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Categories:  Politics,  Social Issues

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  The Daily Digest,  COVID-19,  Pandemic,  Working Parents,  Gender Inequality,  Mothers,  Female Caregivers,  Employers' Support,  Makchic, 


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