Kids' school schedules have never matched parents' work obligations and the pandemic is making things worse
- Written by Taryn Morrissey, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs
Logging into school on the couch can make homelife more topsy-turvy.Cavan Images/Getty ImagesWhether I’m looking at the question of why it has always been hard to be a working parent in the United States as a mother with two children under 7, or as a scholar of child and family policy, one reason stands out. The hours employers demand and pub...