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Tag: Poverty
Back to blogHave Feminists Failed Childcare?
To mark International Women’s Day (8 March), I ask, "Have Feminists Failed Childcare?" The COVID-19 crisis identified...
Child Poverty Affects Us All: Don’t Pretend It Has Nothing to Do with YOU
Child poverty is back on the agenda. New reports highlight how we have made no progress improving...
Please Sir, Can I Have Some Shoes?
Growing up in a working-class family, the outlay on school shoes was always a concern. The annual...
Times of upheaval bring radical change and revolution. Is this the moment to change the direction of Early Years?
Every year we have the Margaret Horn Debate to introduce, explore and dispute ideas, policies and innovative...
No shoes to buckle
On Saturday morning (19/09/2020) I chaired a discussion with Neil Leitch from Early Years Alliance and Liz...
Double Standards or Just Don’t Care?
The world is full of contradictions and here is a BIG one. I recently read in the...
Homelessness
In October, one of the LEYF managers slept out to raise awareness about homelessness. Her observations prompted...
Using ‘Little Women’s Christmas’ to begin a post modern feminist debate on motherhood
On 6 January, Irish women - especially those in Cork - celebrate Little Women’s Christmas (Nollaig na...
RiRi, Bedouin Tents and the I Ching: Welcome to 2012
Happy New Year and welcome back to my blog. (Thank you in advance!) As I recover from...