Without after-school care, some parents are deciding they can't work full-time.

“We are basically withholding the luxury of being a full-time worker from some families,” one economist told me.

Original essay here:
time.com/5886904/cali...

“What is most heartbreaking about all of this is that the pandemic felt like this revolution, where they finally realized we’re human beings and they’ll treat us with some degree of respect,” says a mother whose company now mandates three in-office workdays. “It’s like we didn’t learn anything.”

Here's a useful chart from ‪@mlheggeness.bsky.social‬ -- the black line is women's labor force participation this year