BUNKER GOLD: No kidding – Why we can’t afford to have children

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

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🗓️ 15 October 2023

⏱️ 24 minutes

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In this week’s Bunker Gold, let us take you back to December 2022… Is the cost of having children making parenthood feel impossible? With childcare through the roof, insecure housing and the cost of living crisis starting to bite, it’s an anxious time for parents. Joeli Brearley, founder of Pregnant Then Screwed, joins Ros Taylor to highlight how the poor provision for parents harms us all. “Ironically I was sacked from a children's charity for wanting a baby.” “Every ten minutes a woman is pushed out of their job.” “We have created a system where dads aren’t allowed to be more active in the family.” “Children aren’t a lifestyle choice, we are literally reproducing the labour market.” Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/bunkercast Presented by Ros Taylor. Producers: Jet Gerbertson and Alex Rees. Assistant Producer: Kasia Tomasiewicz. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Lead Producer: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:19.2	where we bring back some classics that you might have missed from the bunker vaults.
1:23.2	Today, is it becoming too expensive to have kids?
1:26.7	The cost of living crisis has become even tighter since we recorded this edition in December
1:31.0	2022 and potential parents are having to worry about the cost of having a
1:34.9	family as seldom before. It's a fascinating conversation so listen up as Ross Taylor talks to
1:40.6	Jolie Brearley, founder of Pregnant then screwed.
1:44.0	Hello and welcome to the bunker I'm Ros Taylor. I'd like to be honest about the
1:57.7	effect having kids has had on my career. I can talk about the years when all my
2:01.3	take-home pay went on paying someone else to look after my daughter.
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