Director, Women's Economic Policy,
Dr. Sarah Jane Glynn
Director, Women's Economic Policy,
Credit & Personal Finance
Is Childcare Cost the Hidden Tax on Working Parents That No Economic Model Is Pricing Correctly?Is childcare the hidden tax on working parents that no economic model is pricing correctly? Dr. Sarah Jane Glynn argues current models ignore how childcare costs push parents — especially mothers — out of the workforce, Mark Trevelyan calls for treating childcare as critical infrastructure requiring government intervention, and working mother Jessica Torres shares the lived reality of a financial burden shaping family planning decisions.