https://alleyoop.ilsole24ore.com/tag/family/ 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/2023/05/16/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