The Guardian's Full Story podcast speaks with Georgie Dent, the head of the advocacy group The Parenthood. She recently gave a speech at the National Press Club that went viral. It laid out the growing pressure on modern families. Costs are rising and school hours do not match work hours. Host Reged Ahmad asks why raising children now feels like an impossible maths problem.
π The Backstory
Dent has spent years pushing for better support for working families. Her group argues the system is a policy failure, not a personal one. Research shows it costs nearly $37,000 a year to raise two children in Australia. School holidays also leave parents short by hundreds of hours of care. Calls for cheaper childcare and more flexible work have grown louder.
π― Why It Matters
Many parents juggle jobs and school runs every single day. The podcast explains why that feels so hard, and what leaders could do to help.
The Guardian's Full Story podcast speaks with Georgie Dent, the head of the advocacy group The Parenthood. She recently gave a speech at the National Press Club that went viral. It laid out the growing pressure on modern families. Costs are rising and school hours do not match work hours. Host Reged Ahmad asks why raising children now feels like an impossible maths problem.
Dent has spent years pushing for better support for working families. Her group argues the system is a policy failure, not a personal one. Research shows it costs nearly $37,000 a year to raise two children in Australia. School holidays also leave parents short by hundreds of hours of care. Calls for cheaper childcare and more flexible work have grown louder.
Many parents juggle jobs and school runs every single day. The podcast explains why that feels so hard, and what leaders could do to help.