If childcare costs more than my salary, don't expect me to return to work

By Polly Dunning
Updated August 22 2017 - 8:39am, first published 8:38am
Polly Dunning has calculated that if she returns to full-time work her family would have to fork out $32,900 in childcare fees for her son, Alfred. Photo: Martine Payne
Polly Dunning has calculated that if she returns to full-time work her family would have to fork out $32,900 in childcare fees for her son, Alfred. Photo: Martine Payne

It seems every few weeks there is another well-meaning article about why women with children should return to work regardless of the extraordinarily high cost of childcare. And they make excellent points, particularly about the hit to superannuation and career progression that women suffer as a result of long career breaks.

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