Single mother entering trades shares struggle to afford, manage child care

Labour
Angela Gismondi
February 3, 2021
Many women in the construction industry with children often have to choose between taking a job and taking care of their children.
“Everything goes around the kids,” explained Patricia Tejeda during a recent online discussion hosted by the Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN).
A single mother from the Dominican Republic with two young kids, Tejeda said, “To be able to accept a job offer and also to have the kids in school and pay for care or pay a salary to a caregiver, there is no way that I can do it right now.
“If I don’t have the subsidy and the help there is no way I can pay for rent, car, insurance, food, the basics.”

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