https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/tag/children/ L’altra metà del Sole Thu, 07 May 2026 05:00:18 +0000 https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/2024/01/30/job-quality/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:00:39 +0000 English https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/category/english/ becoming a mother affect career prospects and the general wellbeing of women? How much does it drive their choices and fuel the gender pay gap? For years now, it has been acknowledged that, generally, female workers with children follow a very different path than the men who become fathers. They experience setbacks regarding job opportunities, salary, type of contract offered, and number of hours worked. Mothers are penalised by the lack of direct and practical support in raising their sons/daughters (the village that helped parents to care for the younger ones is long gone); by the widespread culture that...]]> 68178 https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/2023/08/22/learning-after-covid/ Tue, 22 Aug 2023 05:00:56 +0000 English https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/category/english/ alerts spanned from the lack of primary access to tools and quality teachings in the poorest areas to all the nuances of possible (if not probable) mental health issues. Particularly for those with some form of developmental struggle. In this situation, the role of occupational therapists and occupational therapy (OT) has increased. In the US, in particular, the job outlook is projected to grow by 14% in the next...]]> 64692 https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/2023/07/11/school-year-eu/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:00:43 +0000 A Scuola https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/category/a-scuola/ 64341 https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/2023/05/23/change-surname/ Tue, 23 May 2023 12:00:33 +0000 English https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/category/english/ drop the surname given at birth and take the one belonging to one's partner has been around for some time. It has become the ultimate tool for some women to affirm independence and empowerment. In the US especially – where it is legally allowed to choose what surname to use upon marriage – some are vocally rejecting this tradition, that is still the norm there. The claims against it, expressed in growing numbers not only by the newer generations, go from the feeling of "ownership" it implies to the desire to honour the family of origin line. And, especially among the highly educated, more women...]]> 63406 https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/2023/05/16/childrens-mental-health/ Tue, 16 May 2023 12:00:04 +0000 English https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/category/english/ worrying drop in levels of their mental health, which many experts link to the effect of pandemic closures—directly caused by the loss of social contacts, the deaths of loved ones and the impact of the jobs setbacks in their families. Warnings on the possible tolls on children's development and the potential effects of widening inequalities have been published starting from day one of the first lockdowns. But Covid-19 has reinforced some trends that, in many cases, were already latent. Undoubtedly, it has affected children's...]]> 63098 https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/2023/03/20/ilo-care-policies/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:00:06 +0000 English https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/category/english/ Global Care Policy Portal and the Care Policy Investment Simulator. As ILO describes, its open-access portal is “a knowledge hub on legal and statistical indicators on national care leave policies and services.” While the Investment Simulator, free to use previous registration, “calculates the investment requirements in 4 care policy areas and...]]> 61903 https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/2023/01/24/contraception/ Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:00:36 +0000 English https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/category/english/ young women under 18 must have parental consent to access free contraception offered by Title X. This federal grant program was created in 1970 to provide family planning and preventive health services. With this decision, the State, which has already been known for its conservative positions in matters of reproductive - then, also health at large - rights, further implements its restrictive laws in matters of family planning. And it does so just months after last year's overturning of the US Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, which made the termination of pregnancy a constitutional right for...]]> 60594