With 23,000 children on waiting lists, Japan’s daycare shortage is preventing new mothers from returning to work. Shiseido – the country’s biggest cosmetics company – is beginning a daycare venture in an effort to get employees raising children back into work.

Living in a world of forced abortions and mandatory sterilisations seems unthinkable. But this was the case in China until early 2016, when the the one-child policy was abolished. With parents now wishing to grow their families, there’s one career that's blossoming like no other – nannying.

What’s got so many Chinese thinking about themselves? Why are so many women filing for divorce? And how is China’s pollution problem fuelling on-demand culture? This Cultural Snapshot uses local statistics and case studies to explore behavioural norms shared by China people in 2016.

Australia has a childcare problem; rising costs and long waiting lists make it tricky for parents to return to work. Kindy is hoping to disrupt the babysitter market by locating trustworthy carers at the touch of a button. But do parents want to rely on ‘the Uber of childcare’ to look after the kids?