David Cameron may think the Tories are 'underselling' the work they've done for women but, as the UK comes joint-26th place with Belarus in the World Mothers Index, Sally Peck offers a prescription for a better Britain: good childcare, more female MPs, and income equality.
David Cameron has asked his MPs to unleash a PR offensive on women, to boast of the advancements the Conservative Party has made in the battle for gender equality.
Unfortunately for the Prime Minister, his call came a day after Britain was ranked joint 26th in the World Mothers Index with Belarus.
The UK has the sixth largest economy in the world, in terms of GDP. Belarus is ranked 67th. It is outrageous that we come so far behind when measuring the prospects of our women and children. Angry commenters online like to blame this on immigration. But our problems are universal; it's not a case of one community or another bringing overall rates down.
As a mother-of-two here are the four things I believe have to happen to make Britain a better place to be a mother:
1. Top-quality state-funded childcare
The UK simply does not have this. Countries awarded top rankings in the World Mothers Index – Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland, the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany – all offer high-quality childcare to all families. And the offer is taken up.
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