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Chabeli Carrazana
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Moms with access to remote work were most likely to leave their jobs in pandemic, new research shows
The loss of child care drove out college-educated moms who were in jobs where telework was an option. Why? The extra labor from child care.
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Women return to the labor force in October as jobs rebound
In October, 251,000 women rejoined the labor force, driven by the return of jobs in hospitality. Black women’s unemployment rate continues to be nearly twice that of White women.
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How Sen. Gillibrand and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are trying to get paid leave passed
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand plans to invite Meghan to D.C. to have dinner with all the women senators and advocate for paid leave.
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White House reveals nation’s first gender equity strategy, aiming to close the pay gap and increase abortion access
The Biden administration’s Gender Policy Council has released a strategy that requires each agency to figure out how to implement measures to reach key goals and makes long-awaited reforms to data collection.
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Pete Buttigieg took parental leave. LGBTQ+ advocates and administration officials say that should be normal.
A paid-leave proposal is part of the White House’s proposed Build Back Better legislation.
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What does child care look like when it works?
A center in Tennessee has a model that could make child care sustainable in the long run — by taking the business side out of day cares.
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September saw one of the biggest drops in women's jobs since pandemic began
More than 300,000 women left the labor force last month, the second time in the pandemic that the start of a new school year and loss of child care has caused a major drop-off of women from the workforce.
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Can the U.S. create universal pre-K without repeating past mistakes?
A proposed $450 billion investment in child care and preschool could fundamentally change the nation’s approach to early learning — but getting the right money to the right people is complicated.
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The Census Bureau’s first ever data on LGBTQ+ people indicates deep disparities
Sexual orientation and gender identity were added to the U.S. Census Bureau’s survey of the pandemic this summer — the first time a national government survey has captured the LGBTQ+ economic experience.
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Women first responders were erased from the 9/11 story. This woman wants to change that
Brenda Berkman, who sued the city of New York to ensure that women could become firefighters, has fought to raise awareness of the women first responders on the frontlines during 9/11.