In this episode I talk with Harriet Williams, Deputy Leader of the Women's Equality Party (WEP).

I initially interviewed Harriet back in the beginning of making Mother of All Solutions podcast when Harriet worked as a 'Young Parent Consultant'. She still works in many roles and in this episode mentioned supporting: 

Care experienced parents: 

https://www.barnardos.org.uk/research/care-experienced-parents-unite-change

Single parents: https://www.gingerbread.org.uk/ 

 

In this episode, we specifically discuss current issues around childcare costs and entitlements, and reference data from Pregnant Then Screwed published in Feb 2024: 

https://pregnantthenscrewed.com/shocking-new-stats-about-the-cost-of-parenting/ 

This was discussed in the context of 15 hours free childcare (for those eligible) starting next month in April 2024: 

https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/15/how-to-claim-15-hours-free-childcare-code/ 

I hope you find the conversation interesting and you will also listen back to Harriet when we talked 4 years ago! You can connect with Harriet: 

Instagram @mummyharrii and X @HarriAWilliams

Mother of All Solutions is hosted and produced by Laura Broderick, with music by Ros Fraser. You can connect with Laura: 

Instagram and X @SolutionsMother 

Thank you for listening. 

Note to listeners: whilst no personal scenarios are shared we do touch upon some sensitive issues relating to women and girls, so keep this in mind before you listen.