# Abha Bhattarai Unpacks the Childcare Crisis

An episode of [The Motherly Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1449924733), 8 Feb 2024, 37 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6493182e810398001135b8c5/e/65c262ad94c7b60017294750/media.mp3

Abha Bhattarai is an economics reporter for the Washington Post, where she's been covering the economics of childcare. In this conversation, Abha and Liz talk about the current state of the childcare crisis in the United States, how the landscape of working motherhood has shifted since the pandemic, and what Abha sees as the future of mothers and work. Abha also shares how her background as the daughter of immigrants and her experiences as a working mother, have helped to shape how she sees and reports on the American economy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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