The actor Carey Mulligan has spoken out about the limited progress for working mothers in the film industry since the widespread reckoning of the #MeToo movement and has called for on-set childcare to help parents.
The 33-year-old said childcare facilities on set “would make it possible for a lot of talented people to come and do their job”.
“I’ve never, ever been on a set where they have childcare, but I’ve been on lots of sets where lots of people have very young children …
“Universal free childcare would pay for itself through the increased taxes and reduced out-of-work benefits that flow from the 1.7 million jobs it would generate.