Mothers, women’s equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny

More bad news for Sweden's mothers & economy:

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon May 12, 2012May 13, 2020in Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Sweden

May 2012: British Medical Journal article - "Disability pension among young women in Sweden, with special emphasis on family structure: a dynamic cohort study" Finding: "Parenthood contributed to an increased risk of going on Disability Pension among young women."

“Gender equity” style parenting resulted in more mental health problems for kids

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 1, 2012May 13, 2020in Mental/Emotional Health, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Sweden

March 2012: Study published in International Journal for Equity in Health of "gender equity" parenting (both parents spending equal amounts of time at jobs and doing child care) in Sweden finds children have more mental health problems with gender equal…

Income splitting is discussed in the Globe and Mail: How to win women’s votes: Start a Mommy War

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 31, 2011June 12, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny

Income splitting is discussed in the Globe and Mail: How to win women’s votes: Start a Mommy War (broken link) (March 28, 2011), There are better ways to cut taxes than income splitting (broken link) (March 29, 2011), and Income…

Kathleen Lahey’s article: Bribing women to stay at home

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 25, 2011June 12, 2020in Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

Kathleen Lahey’s article, Bribing women to stay at home (broken link), in the National Post and a reply by Andrea Mrozek, The new feminist demand: high taxes (broken link)

Kathleen Lahey’s article, Bribing women to stay at home

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 25, 2011June 12, 2020in Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

Kathleen Lahey’s article, Bribing women to stay at home, in the National Post and a reply by Andrea Mrozek, The new feminist demand: high taxes

March 8, 2011 – 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Commentary: (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 8, 2011June 16, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, UBC's Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

March 8, 2011 – 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Commentary: Happy International Women’s Day by Kids FirstBeverly Smith (in Liberal MP Carolyn Bennet’s Blog) (broken link)National Post: Feminism’s Second Wave Hangover (broken link) by Tasha KheiriddinOttawa Citizen: Why the…

Second wave feminist, Erica Jong, attacks “attachment parenting” and “green” child rearing

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon November 15, 2010June 16, 2020in Attachment, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny

Second wave feminist, Erica Jong, attacks “attachment parenting” and “green” child rearing in The Wall Street Journal article “Mother Madness“—Nov. 6, 2010

Paul Kershaw on how the state should reshape us and our families

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon June 25, 2010May 18, 2020in Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

Top tax-funded daycare lobbyist, Gen-squeeze head & UBC HELP staff PAUL KERSHAW on how the state should reshape us and our families. 2010 PDF Human Early Learning Partnership publication: The just commodification of women, equal care obligations for men, and…

“Our Phony Economy.” A Harper’s Magazine article

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon December 15, 2009May 26, 2021in Corporate exploitation, consumerism, Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

June 2008. Jonathan Rowe. Harper’s Magazine - (magazine article): “Our Phony Economy"Simon Kuznets invented the GDP but opposed using it as if it measured all production: “The volume of services rendered by housewives and other members of the household toward…

PowerPoint slides accompanying presentation to the 2009 BC Home School Convention

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon December 10, 2009June 16, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

PowerPoint slides accompanying presentation to the 2009 BC Home School Convention: “From Paragons to Parasites: Mums Choosing to Lose Our Work-Life Balance”: (download PowerPoint)

The mother of all paradoxes: November 2009 Article in Prospect Magazine (UK) (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon November 18, 2009June 16, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Employment Insurance, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

"The mother of all paradoxes. Stronger maternity rights can help mothers, but they will hurt employers and women in general." London School of Economics Senior Research Fellow, Dr Catherine Hakim, argues against expanded maternity/parental leave (EI) saying it does not…

Letter to the Toronto Star Editor in response to: “Daycare spaces or $100 cheques?”

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon September 30, 2008June 11, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Discrimination against parents, children, and parental child care, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny

"Pay parents for their work" Toronto Star, Sep 23, 2008, pg. AA.7 Re: Editorial, Sept. 20 titled "Daycare spaces or $100 cheques?"This editorial asks the wrong question. The question is When will all children and parents in Canada be treated…

Parent-Child Attachment Now a Political Issue in Britain. New Report from ex-leader of Conservatives says government should stop pressuring parents to use daycare centres

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon September 8, 2008May 30, 2020in Attachment, Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Children's Well-Being, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, Misc., Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Policy with promise

Parent-Child Attachment Now a Political Issue in Britain. New Report from ex-leader of Conservatives says government should stop pressuring parents to use daycare centres London Times Online editorial by report sponsor, former Conservative Party Leader, Iain Duncan Smith: “Think tank:…

A brilliant answer to those 2nd-wave feminists who oppose who hate mums who look after their own children—Atlantic Monthly article: “I Choose My Choice”

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon July 15, 2008June 16, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

A brilliant answer to those 2nd-wave feminists who oppose who hate mums who look after their own children. July 2008. Atlantic Monthly - web article: "I Choose My Choice" See also these Kids First news updates: Second wave feminist, Erica Jong,…

Background to All-Day Kindergarten: The “Integration” Agenda to Merge Daycare and School

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon July 5, 2008June 1, 2020in Corporate exploitation, consumerism, Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Effects on child outcomes: health, cognitive, behavioural, International organizations (OECD, World Bank, UNICEF, etc.. ), Mothers, women's equality, gender equity, feminisms, misogyny, Policy with promise, Power imbalance between parents & state, Privacy, data collection, Popdata BC, Quality & staff-child ratios, Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

Analysis by Kids First of the “Blueprint Paper” for Child & Family Policy by the OECD, UNESCO and World Bank. Quotes from, links to, and Kids First commentary on the key ideological strategy document behind daycare and all-day kindergarten: STATED…