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Are stay-at-home parents underappreciated in Irish society?

The value of stay-at-home parents’ work is being underestimated by more than twenty thousand eu...

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10.26 22 Sep 2021


Are stay-at-home parents underappreciated in Irish society?


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10.26 22 Sep 2021


The value of stay-at-home parents’ work is being underestimated by more than twenty thousand euro. That’s according to a new report from Royal London, which values the duties of these mothers and fathers at forty-nine thousand euro per year. So why is the value of these sacrificial parents so grossly undervalued? And should there be more appreciation for their efforts across society? Our reporter Barry Whyte took to the streets of Dublin to hear your views on the subject and also to discuss further Anton spoke to Sinead O’Moore,  Host of EveryMum the Podcast.

 

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