Article 4

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/07/world/europe/women-bearing-the-brunt-of-austerity-in-britain.html?ref=unitedkingdom&pagewanted=print

This article is titled: "Women Bearing the Brunt of Austerity in Britain" and is by Beth Gardiner.

This article talks about how women are the ones who are feeling the reduction in service the most in Great Britain. Because, topically, it is the women who stay home with the children and who tend to be poorer, the reduction in serves under Prime Minister Cameron is hitting the women of Great Britain hard. According to this article, there has been a severe reduction in funding for childcare services, and there are plans in switching to an all private child care society as there are plans to git rid of public child care within the next two years. Many predict this will pull women out of the workforce as they will have no choice but to stay home with their children as many can not afford private care. This will be devastating to those who rely on the income from the women in the family and will be especially difficult for single mothers who will have no other sources of income. There are also plans to reduce social security while increasing the retirement age. While it is clear from what we studied that reforms must be made as there is simply not enough money, I wonder if reduction in child care is really the right way to go.