Time to distribute grains of salt to readers of new studies

 

Claire Cain Miller reports for the Times:

For people whose jobs can be done at different places and times — mostly college-educated office workers — a lasting effect of the pandemic has been a newfound flexibility, which had been hard to find in the increasingly demanding American workplace. Today, 26 percent of parents still work remotely some days of the week. And like Ms. Donovan, workers describe a new attitude at the office about family, as something to be accommodated, not hidden. 

But after six years of this natural experiment, American workplace culture seems to be at a crossroads. Some employers are cutting back on benefits that have supported working parents, including remote work. A movement on the right is pushing for more mothers to stay home entirely. [emphasis added]

 

Wisconsin parents continue to deal with the GOP's relentless pushback on affordable child care options:

2026
Wisconsin child care crisis: Blame the do-nothing @WISGOP.  (6/25)

Wisconsin GOP legislators look forward to vacation for the rest of the year.  (3/19)

2025

Wisconsin GOP leadership wants women to have more babies but their concerned end at birth.  (11/19/2025)

Here's the Wisconsin GOP view of child care. (8/13)

Wisconsin GOP continues to play around with families' lives when it comes to funding child care.  (6/23)

Robin Vos feels some intense warmth in the seat of his pants.  (6/10)

These guys take their marching orders from Dear Leader Vos.  The budget hearings are strictly performative. (6/5)

Wisconsin GOP continues to ignore child care crisis.  (5/11)

2024

Refusing to address the state's most pressing problems -- child care, affordable housing, to name two -- Wisconsin GOP Senate throws a collective hissy fit over DEI.  (3/13)

2023

White male GOP leadership in Wisconsin ignores child care crisis.  (9/20)

Wisconsin GOP leadership offers child care proposal based on mansplaining.  (9/5)

Wisconsin GOP comes up with a laughably inadequate plan to address child care crisis.  (8/31)

The next time the Wisconsin GOP talks about supporting hard-working families, ask them about their lack of support for child care.  (6/17)

Wisconsin GOP legislative leader dismiss the need for state support of child care.  (5/27)