Caregiving and Families
Recognizing the invaluable contribution of unpaid care work, we strive to create policies that support and uplift caregivers by analyzing the need for accessible and high-quality child care, elder care, paid sick and family leave, flexible work schedules, and cash transfers for mothers and families.
The pandemic is causing women to drop out of the workforce — here’s what it will take to get them back
When women drop out of the workforce, it’s not just their families that are put at a disadvantage, but the overall U.S. economy.
Facing dual challenges of work and home-schooling, more women are sacrificing their careers
As virtual schooling ramps up in some areas, women are being forced to make the choice between caring for their children or prioritizing their own career.
‘This Is Too Much’: Working Moms Are Reaching The Breaking Point During The Pandemic
By ANDREA HSU Youli Lee is proud of the years she worked for the U.S. government, prosecuting cybercrime in some of the world's darkest places. These days, she's the one hiding out — mostly from her three children, ages 8, 11, and 13. "I just [...]
Mothers Are 3 Times More Likely Than Fathers to Have Lost Jobs in Pandemic
By: Tim Henderson Mothers of small children have lost work at three times the rate of fathers in the pandemic, a situation that threatens not only progress toward gender equity but middle-class income gains that have become increasingly dependent on working women. Mothers of children 12 [...]
