Analysis Parenting Mother's day Lifestyle Senator Tammy Duckworth made history in April when she became the first sitting senator to give birth. And her daughter, Maile Pearl Bowlsbey, has already made history as the first infant allowed on the Senate floor, after a rule change pushed for by Duckworth. But although Duckworth has been hailed as a hero for working mothers, the similarities go only so far. As a senator, Duckworth's salary is set by statute, leaving her immune to what's known as the "motherhood penalty." For most working mothers, children bring more than a change in routine; they also bring a change in income. When a woman becomes a mother for the first time, her pay decreases by 4 percent on average. By comparison, new fathers typically see a 6 percent increase in their salary. And the chasm expands with each additional child. "If a woman has two children," says Michelle Budig, a sociologist at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, "her earnings would …
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Kate and William misery as royals face lightning storm hell on secret trip with children
Prince George: Kate Middleton picture marks eighth birthday Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The future king and queen have reportedly kicked off the start of the summer holidays by taking Prince George, 8, Princess Charlotte, 6, and Prince Louis, 3, to one of their favourite staycation spots. The Cambridge family has been spending time in Tresco Island, the second-biggest island of the Isles of Scilly in Cornwall, according to Hello!. Related articles Royal Family LIVE: Harry buys Meghan extravagant birthday cake Meghan and Harry losing US support as Archewell targeted The Met Office has forecast brief spells of sunshine this …
Money Talk: Inheritance Tax rules help Britons leave up to £1million to children – act now
Inheritance tax: Expert gives tips on how to legally avoid fees Make the most of your money by signing up to our newsletter for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info In the latest instalment of Money Talk, Linda* wrote to Express Money to gain insight on how to leave her estate to her daughter when she is no longer here. On hand to offer their perspective were Elaine Roche, Partner at Kuits, and Director of SFE (Solicitors for the Elderly), and Clare Julian, Wealth Planner at JM Finn, who provided further expertise on the Inheritance Tax question. Related articles IR35 changes next month - Rishi Sunak given warning on self-employed Free bus pass: Your entitlement could be impacted by state …
Man in pig mask keeps jumping out and scaring school children
A yob wearing a pig mask has been terrifying young children by accosting them outside several schools. Pupils as young as three years old have been left terrified by the creepy man, who has been approaching them in the streets. Parents said local police had failed to take it seriously and ‘while it might sound like a harmless prank, it is seriously frightening young girls.’ Students are now being walked to school by their families in the Barnards Green area of Malvern, Worcestershire. There are reports of ‘Pig Man’ targeting kids at two separate schools this week and officials have written to parents to warn them. Mum Stacey Lee said her 11-year-old daughter Misha is now too scared to walk to school. She added: ‘She’d only just started walking to school and she’s stopped now. We collected her today because she’s scared. ‘Yesterday he was jumping in front of kids and throwing his arms out to scare them. ‘I rang the police straight away but they weren’t …
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Is the Pfizer vaccine safe for children? Everything you need to know
Covid vaccines are expected to be offered to children in the UK aged 16 and 17, in line with many other countries. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) are set to approve the jab for teens over 15, meaning that children in England will be vaccinated in time for their return to schools in September. The teen vaccine rollout will likely happen in late August and should affect roughly 1.5 million youngsters. But what are the risks involved with child vaccinations and what side effects should be expected? Find out everything here: What COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for children? The vaccine rollout could be expanded to children aged 16 and 17 in time for September term ( Image: Getty Images) The Pfizer vaccine is the only vaccine that has been authorised for children in the UK, for those aged 12 or older. Approval of the Pfizer vaccine followed a US clinical trial in around 1,000 children aged 12 to 15 that found side …
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Former Gloriavale man admits some sexual offending against children
Stuff The isolated West Coast Christian community of Gloriavale has set itself apart from the rest of society for more than 50 years. A former Gloriavale man has pleaded guilty to 11 charges of sexual offending against children – at least one under the age of 12 – but denied a further 27 charges. The charges against the man include the rape, sexual violation and indecent assault of eight girls and one boy at the West Coast religious community. The age of a 10th alleged victim is not known. He pleaded not guilty to 27 charges during an appearance by video link at the Greymouth District Court on Wednesday and elected trial by jury. The guilty pleas were on four charges of indecent assault on a female aged between 12 and 16, two of indecent assault on a boy aged between 12 and 16, one of unlawful sexual connection with a female aged between 12 and 16, and four of indecent assault on a female aged under 12. READ MORE: The court battle between Gloriavale leavers and …
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Covid vaccines to be offered to all 16 and 17-year-olds within weeks
Healthy teenagers aged 16 and 17 will be offered the Pfizer vaccine within weeks and will be able to overrule their parents to get vaccinated, after a rethink by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Speaking at a Downing Street press briefing, Professor Jonathan Van Tam, the deputy chief medical officer, said there was “no time to waste” in rolling out the jabs to teenagers, and said he would be happy to have his own children vaccinated. “I want us to proceed as fast as practically possible,” he said. “The NHS has been kept informed of what has been deliberated by JCVI and it has been preparing multiple permutations and options for many weeks now, and I would expect this programme to begin in a very short number of weeks.” Less than three weeks ago, the committee said that the benefits did not outweigh the risks for youngsters, ruling out the “routine use of universal vaccination of children”. But on Wednesday, the JCVI said it had gathered more data …
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The cancellation of exams has left school leavers on the scrapheap
Covid-19 is not an equal opportunities virus. From the start of the pandemic, we knew that it posed little serious threat to the young. Yet children were locked down just like everyone else. With schools closed they missed out on education, extra-curricular activities, friendships and rites of passage. Exams have been cancelled twice. Now, just as life slowly begins to return to normal, thousands of teenagers find themselves out of school and with nothing to do once more. For pupils in Years 11 and 13, this week is not just a half-term break but the end of their school days entirely. With GCSE and A-level exams replaced by teacher assessment and in-class tests, their results have already been determined. What was once “study leave” is now just “leave”. Relentless exam cramming can be soul-destroying. But unfortunately, in the absence of exams, our entire educational edifice seems to crumble. Schools don’t know what to do with pupils – and so send them home. Exams have been …
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Covid vaccine rollout to be extended to 16-year-olds
The mass vaccination of children against Covid-19 is set to get the green light, with approval given for 16 and 17-year-olds to receive the jab. The Telegraph understands the change in guidance will be announced on Wednesday after scientific advisers submitted their updated advice to Downing Street. A well-placed government source said that those aged 16 and 17 will be advised to get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, matching guidance for other younger Britons. It means more than a million children will be encouraged to get a Covid-19 jab, a move that the Government had held off from taking while awaiting more medical evidence. America and some European countries are already vaccinating under-18s en masse, and have gone further than the UK is planning to at present by jabbing children as young as 12 in a bid to build up collective immunity in their populations. The new advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) was being considered by Prof Chris …
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Government’s ‘refusal’ to make contingency plans led to exams chaos, report finds
The “refusal” to make contingency plans for 2021 exams was the “most unforgivable” aspect of the Government’s mishandling of schools during the pandemic, a report has said. Ministers did not learn lessons about school closures and exams following the first lockdown , which led to a case of “pause, rewind, repeat”, a paper by the Institute for Government (IfG) found. Researchers described the first lockdown as “easily the most disruptive period in children's education since at least the start of the Second World War”. The report said: “Its most important conclusion is that the most unforgivable aspect of what happened is not just the failure to make contingency plans in the summer of 2020 but the refusal to do so – when it was already obvious that fresh school closures might well be needed, and that exams might have to be cancelled again. “Lessons were not learnt from the first lockdown, with the result that, for both school closures and exams, the story from July 2020 to …