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Coronavirus forces rethinking of safety net for working women
Coronavirus forces rethinking of safety net for working women

Coronavirus forces rethinking of safety net for working women

The coronavirus pandemic has been devastating for working women, but one prominent women's policy expert says it could provide a new opportunity to create the kinds of social supports they should have had all along. [...]

August 18, 2020|Tags: Axios HBO, Child Care, COVID-19, Paid Sick Days, Pandemic|

As a Black single mom, how much money will I have lost out on by the end of my career?
As a Black single mom, how much money will I have lost out on by the end of my career?

As a Black single mom, how much money will I have lost out on by the end of my career?

What could I do with a million extra dollars in my pocket? That is the question many working women will be contemplating at the end of their careers. As a Black single mother and the [...]

August 13, 2020|Tags: Black Women, Equal Pay / Pay Equity, Equal Pay Act, Hispanic Latina Women, Native Women, Pay Gap, Paycheck Fairness Act, Press EPD, The Lily|

Gender pay gap may not close “for more than 100 years” for Black and Latina women, and pandemic could make it worse
Gender pay gap may not close “for more than 100 years” for Black and Latina women, and pandemic could make it worse

Gender pay gap may not close “for more than 100 years” for Black and Latina women, and pandemic could make it worse

By Michelle Miller and Vidya Singh "I think it has to do with a lot of antiquated...gender norms and rules and expectations that we have around who should be ... the primary breadwinner," said [...]

August 8, 2020|Tags: CBS News, Pay Gap, Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Inequality|

The ‘shecession’: why economic crisis is affecting women more than men
The ‘shecession’: why economic crisis is affecting women more than men

The ‘shecession’: why economic crisis is affecting women more than men

From February to May, 11.5 million women lost their jobs compared with 9 million men – underlining how women are more vulnerable to sudden losses of income By Amanda Holpuch C Nicole Mason, president and [...]

August 4, 2020|Tags: COVID-19, Pandemic, Recession, The Guardian, Unemployment|

Domestic abusers are taking survivors’ stimulus checks — and lawmakers want the IRS to do something about it
Domestic abusers are taking survivors’ stimulus checks — and lawmakers want the IRS to do something about it

Domestic abusers are taking survivors’ stimulus checks — and lawmakers want the IRS to do something about it

Domestic-violence survivors often use cash infusions as a springboard toward safety. By Meera Jagannathan and Andrew Keshner One reason many survivors remain with their abusers is insufficient means to financially support themselves and/or their kids, advocates say. Some [...]

August 4, 2020|Tags: COVID-19, Domestic Violence, MarketWatch|

Closing University Child Care Centers Hurts Both Student Parents and Future Educators
Closing University Child Care Centers Hurts Both Student Parents and Future Educators

Closing University Child Care Centers Hurts Both Student Parents and Future Educators

by Autumn Green and Wendy Wagner Robeson Yet, according to researchers at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, the number of campus child care centers in the United States declined between 2003 and 2015: public [...]

July 31, 2020|Tags: Child Care, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Student Parent Success Initiative SPSI|

Coronavirus forces rethinking of safety net for working women

As a Black single mom, how much money will I have lost out on by the end of my career?

Gender pay gap may not close “for more than 100 years” for Black and Latina women, and pandemic could make it worse

The ‘shecession’: why economic crisis is affecting women more than men

Domestic abusers are taking survivors’ stimulus checks — and lawmakers want the IRS to do something about it

Closing University Child Care Centers Hurts Both Student Parents and Future Educators

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