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Unemployment rate for Black women fell in June, but so did their participation in the labor force
Unemployment rate for Black women fell in June, but so did their participation in the labor force

Unemployment rate for Black women fell in June, but so did their participation in the labor force

CNBC By Samantha Subin By comparison, the unemployment rate among white women hovered at 2.9% as labor force participation rate held steady at 57.1%. Hispanic women saw unemployment tick down to 4.5% as labor force participation [...]

July 11, 2022|Tags: CNBC, Jobs Report|

Jobs Aplenty, but a Shortage of Care Keeps Many Women From Benefiting
Jobs Aplenty, but a Shortage of Care Keeps Many Women From Benefiting

Jobs Aplenty, but a Shortage of Care Keeps Many Women From Benefiting

The New York Times By Lydia DePillis, Jeanna Smialek and Ben Casselman Those forced to cut back on work could face lasting disadvantages. They are missing out on an unusual moment of worker power, in which many employees [...]

July 11, 2022|Tags: Child Care, The New York Times|

The economic impact for women in states where abortion rights will be restricted or banned is going to be severe
The economic impact for women in states where abortion rights will be restricted or banned is going to be severe

The economic impact for women in states where abortion rights will be restricted or banned is going to be severe

Business Insider By Juliana Kaplan and Madison Hoff There are 13 states with so-called "trigger laws" that will quickly ban — or at least severely restrict — abortions. States with abortion bans or restrictions, as well as [...]

July 1, 2022|

The end of Roe will cause ‘chaos,’ financial disaster for many women, experts say
The end of Roe will cause ‘chaos,’ financial disaster for many women, experts say

The end of Roe will cause ‘chaos,’ financial disaster for many women, experts say

FORTUNE By Alicia Adamczyk Beyond the impact overturning Roe will have on individual women’s finances, abortion restrictions will cost the U.S. economy, to the tune of about $105 billion annually, a 2021 report from the Institute for Women's Policy [...]

July 1, 2022|

3 ways the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion could hurt women in the workplace
3 ways the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion could hurt women in the workplace

3 ways the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion could hurt women in the workplace

CNBC By Morgan Smith Meanwhile, if existing abortion restrictions disappeared, the Institute for Women’s Policy Research estimates that women across the U.S. would make about $1,600 more each year, on average. It’s too soon to tell what [...]

July 1, 2022|

5 ways abortion bans could hurt women in the workforce
5 ways abortion bans could hurt women in the workforce

5 ways abortion bans could hurt women in the workforce

Vox By Rani Molla Even in the absence of a national ban, state anti-abortion measures have been a huge burden on women and society at large. The Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) estimated that state-level restrictions [...]

June 27, 2022|

Unemployment rate for Black women fell in June, but so did their participation in the labor force

Jobs Aplenty, but a Shortage of Care Keeps Many Women From Benefiting

The economic impact for women in states where abortion rights will be restricted or banned is going to be severe

The end of Roe will cause ‘chaos,’ financial disaster for many women, experts say

3 ways the Supreme Court’s decision on abortion could hurt women in the workplace

5 ways abortion bans could hurt women in the workforce

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