Latest from Chabeli Carrazana
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99% of women-owned businesses say the federal government hasn’t done enough to support them, survey finds
Women-owned small businesses say they are “not a priority” for the federal government as entrepreneurs continue to share frustration in getting shut out of funding and contracts.
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Dads get paid more when they have kids — as moms earn less
Stereotypes around parenthood are having a lasting effect on the gender pay gap, which has not budged in 20 years, according to a new study by Pew.
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From formula to medications and child care, parents are being crushed under a wave of shortages
A confluence of shortages is putting a significant strain on parents, and particularly low-income parents, who may not have the resources to navigate the layered crises.
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Democrats and Republicans agree child care is in crisis. Why can’t they get a bill passed?
Democrats are united behind a push to pass child care legislation, but with a divided Congress, hopes are low that anything will pass despite bipartisan agreement that something must be done.
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'We’ve failed mothers and kids so much:' One year later, there’s no end in sight to the formula shortage
Many store shelves remain bare as the private and government response struggles to produce results and federal aid dries up. For parents of color most of all, it’s been a year of pain and panic.
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1 in 4 parents report being fired for work interruptions due to child care breakdowns
The crisis is also taking a toll on the economy, costing $122 billion in lost wages, productivity and tax revenue in 2022 — more than twice as much as it did in 2018.
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For fertility doctors, a moral question: Will they help protect IVF from abortion bans?
Reproductive endocrinologists are joining the abortion rights movement to protect IVF and fertility care. But would they help write laws to ban abortions if it meant saving IVF?
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IVF patients started moving their embryos out of states with abortion bans when Roe fell
Fertility patients are beginning to move their frozen embryos to states that protect abortion, worried that abortion laws could strip them of their choices.
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When abortion clinics close, low-income people will also lose access to other reproductive care
In many areas of the South and Midwest, abortion clinics are often the only place low-income, uninsured people can go to get reproductive care, including birth control and HIV, prenatal and gender-affirming care. Now many of those clinics are set to close.
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‘How soon do you need me to be there?’: For a short window, these three states that banned abortions can resume services
In the legal chaos following the fall of Roe v. Wade, clinics in Texas, Louisiana and Utah have resumed offering services while courts weigh the legality of those bans. Now, clinics are trying to provide as much care as they can.