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The pandemic gave parents the chance to work from home. Now they don’t want to give it up.
The pandemic gave parents the chance to work from home. Now they don’t want to give it up.

The pandemic gave parents the chance to work from home. Now they don’t want to give it up.

By Ellen McCarthy Katy Clark left the house every morning by 7 a.m. to fight for parking. Lymari Vélez Sepúlveda spent two to four hours a day commuting, dragging her young son along for the [...]

April 19, 2021|Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Pandemic, The Washington Post, Working Mothers|

Trabajadoras domésticas buscan empleo durante la pandemia en EE.UU.
Trabajadoras domésticas buscan empleo durante la pandemia en EE.UU.

Trabajadoras domésticas buscan empleo durante la pandemia en EE.UU.

En EE.UU. las mujeres, sobre todo de origen hispano, se vieron afectadas de manera desproporcionada por el desempleo causado por la pandemia. Entre otros obstáculos, el cierre de guarderías infantiles y escuelas obligó a muchas [...]

April 17, 2021|Tags: Child Care, COVID-19, Pandemic, Race and Ethnicity, RT America TV, Unemployment|

Report: Child-Care Barrier for OR Parents in College
Report: Child-Care Barrier for OR Parents in College

Report: Child-Care Barrier for OR Parents in College

By Eric Tegethoff PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon college students who also are parents often struggle to find affordable child care. New research details the accessibility issues facing about 42,000 student parents or guardians in the [...]

April 15, 2021|Tags: Child Care, Education, Oregon, Student Parent Success Initiative SPSI, Working Mothers|

The Pandemic Worsened Inequities for Working Women. What Now?
The Pandemic Worsened Inequities for Working Women. What Now?

The Pandemic Worsened Inequities for Working Women. What Now?

By Christine Smith “All this data that we've seen in these groups that have been disproportionately hit, it's really just been COVID highlighting and exacerbating existing inequities,” says Ana Hernández Kent, senior researcher at the [...]

April 14, 2021|Tags: COVID-19, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Gender Wage Gap, Pandemic, Shecession|

Young Women Are Dropping Out of School and Work. Is Caregiving the Culprit?
Young Women Are Dropping Out of School and Work. Is Caregiving the Culprit?

Young Women Are Dropping Out of School and Work. Is Caregiving the Culprit?

By Alisha Haridasani Gupta A year into the pandemic, there are signs that the American economy is stirring back to life, with a falling unemployment rate and a growing number of people back at work. [...]

April 8, 2021|Tags: Caregiving, COVID-19, Jobs, Pandemic, Race and Ethnicity, Recession, The New York Times, Unemployment, Young Women|

Biden’s COVID Relief Plan Is a Huge Deal for Women. Here’s How.
Biden’s COVID Relief Plan Is a Huge Deal for Women. Here’s How.

Biden’s COVID Relief Plan Is a Huge Deal for Women. Here’s How.

By Keya Vakil As the coronavirus pandemic wrecked the economy last March, Maria Lopez—like millions of many other Americans—lost her job. The travel and leisure sectors came to a screeching halt, and Lopez, 53, was [...]

April 5, 2021|Tags: American Rescue Plan, Biden Administration, COVID-19, Dogwood, Pandemic, Recession, Working Mothers|

The pandemic gave parents the chance to work from home. Now they don’t want to give it up.

Trabajadoras domésticas buscan empleo durante la pandemia en EE.UU.

Report: Child-Care Barrier for OR Parents in College

The Pandemic Worsened Inequities for Working Women. What Now?

Young Women Are Dropping Out of School and Work. Is Caregiving the Culprit?

Biden’s COVID Relief Plan Is a Huge Deal for Women. Here’s How.

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