all of that with these two. there they are, the eu commissioner in charge of its new care strategy, and the boss of partou it s one of the world s biggest childcare providers. also on the show, i m going to be asking the head honcho of the global hotel giant radisson group about the surging dollar, china lockdowns and how he s growing the company in the era of aianb. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, while the covid pandemic set off an economic firestorm across the world, as we sheltered in our homes, millions of us had to take up home schooling. is mummy a good school teacher? no. but after covid came the war in ukraine, which sparked rising living costs around the world. while governments have focused much of their efforts on help with things like energy bills for businesses and families, there are also new schemes in different parts of the world to help with the cost of childcare. and it s i
where the skies are clear and the winds are light, east anglia and the south east. some of the countryside is close to freezing tomorrow. it will feel cold but a lot of sunshine continues during the day. northern ireland and scotland, the rain moves through with strong winds, even severe gales in the western isles. some of the rain reaching cumbria and anglesey in the afternoon. most of england and wales will be dry and a touch milder here. the headlines. police say ten people have been killed and eight injured in an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in the republic of ireland. a massive fire has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. ukrainian officials say they ve found two mass burial sites in the recently liberated town of lyman one with around 200 graves. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly, with me, aaron heselhurst. let s tak
And pay for childcare, normally it s women taking care of children. this has an effect on many other things. when a woman takes a break, a long breakfrom work, to take care of her young children, she misses out on promotions, she works less or not at all, she might work part time or decide to take long leave. and remember, there s the gender pay gap, which is 13% in the european union, and that contributes. women can start at the same level with men in terms of qualification and experience in a job. but in the end of their career, they will find that they have earned much less. and this is one of the reasons that this happens, because they miss out in the progression of their work life. then there also is the pensions gap, which is at 28%.
How much does that put on families, and in particular women? well, it s a lot of limitation. if it doesn t pay to go to work and pay for childcare, normally it s women taking care of children. this has an effect on many other things. when a woman takes a break, a long breakfrom work, to take care of her young children, she misses out on promotions, she works less or not at all, she might work part time or decide to take long leave.