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Employment data released in April 2022 show another month of strong job growth. Women gained the majority of total job growth and moved into men-dominated jobs, like construction. Still, women are still much further than men from reaching pre-pandemic levels.
On March 4 and 5, 2022, the Institute for Women’s [...]
A large proportion of young mothers—especially young Black and single mothers—remain economically insecure despite high levels of employment.
The COVID-19 pandemic upended life for countless families and brought heightened attention to the plight of working parents.
“We’ve treated care like the private responsibility of families rather [...]
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The COVID-19 pandemic upended life for countless families and brought heightened attention to the plight of working parents. Mothers with young and school-aged children have borne the brunt of the care crisis in the United States, as schools and daycare centers across the country closed. Compared to fathers, mothers have been more likely to exit the labor force prematurely, become unemployed, and reduce their work hours during the pandemic (Heggeness 2020; Landivar et al. 2020).
This guest blog post is authored by Jessica Vera, a [...]
