Hey Mindset listeners! We wanted to share another podcast we think you'll love about Australia's childcare crisis. It's called At What Cost?

In the blur of early parenthood, many parents don’t stop to think about how the roles they adopt at home – as the primary caregiver, or as the breadwinner – impact their careers and finances in the long-term. But they do. And when families can’t access affordable childcare, it’s generally women whose job security takes a hit. This fuels gender inequality on a national scale… contributing to the gender pay gap and the super gap. It also leaves real mums like Emma, whose story we hear in this episode, grappling with housing insecurity and an uncertain future.

Join our host Georgie Dent in our third and final full-length episode as we unpack the costs of the childcare crisis to gender equality and the economy Plus: experts share five key solutions that could help make childcare truly accessible and affordable for all – which would be transformative for our country, and especially women.

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Hey Mindset listeners! We wanted to share another podcast we think you'll love about Australia's childcare crisis. It's called At What Cost?

When is a choice not a choice? Almost a quarter of Australia’s population is now living in a ‘childcare desert’ - and this scarcity means that many families’ financial and work schedules hinge on being offered a childcare spot in the first place.

In this episode, we hear from real parents and experts about the near-impossible workarounds for families who can’t access suitable childcare and can’t afford not to work: from regional mum Kelly, who forked out for a private carer when the local childcare refused her son full days of care, to agricultural workers taking their kids to work on the farm.

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Hey Mindset listeners! We wanted to share another podcast we think you'll love about Australia's childcare crisis. It's called At What Cost?

Australia is known as the “lucky country”. So how did struggling to access affordable childcare become the norm? Amid a cost-of-living crunch, most families say they need two incomes to make ends meet. But with childcare fees in Australia being among the highest in the world, parents are caught in a “cost of working trap”: they can’t afford not to work, but the cost of care is so high it eats into their earnings.

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Join Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi as they shine a spotlight on the often overlooked yet crucial aspect of a successful career—self-compassion. Delve into the mental and physical benefits and the transformative balance it offers.

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Self-criticism can be one of two things: beneficial or detrimental to us. Shelley Laslett joins Sally Spicer to explore how to take control of self-criticism and use it to your advantage.

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Adaptability is a way to see opportunity wherever you look, even if you feel like you've failed. In this episode of Mindset Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi share how they make adapting to unplanned professional change a little less daunting - especially in a fast-paced, ever-changing job market.

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From childhood aversions to workplace rigidity, Shelley Laslett and Sally Spicer unpack inflexibility in all its forms. Join them in discovering how following diverging paths can unlock opportunities you'd never considered.

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We've all felt determined, but how do you sustain determination to achieve long-term goals? Helen McCabe and Jamila Rizvi discuss the ins and outs of determination and how revealing emotions can open new pathways.

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