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What the American Jobs Plan Will Mean for the Care Economy
What the American Jobs Plan Will Mean for the Care Economy

What the American Jobs Plan Will Mean for the Care Economy

On Wednesday afternoon, President Joe Biden traveled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to unveil his $2 trillion plan to boost the economy and rebuild infrastructure across America. The sweeping proposal, called the American Jobs Plan, is part of President Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda and will tackle [...]

April 1, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Biden Administration, Care Infrastructure, COVID-19, Pandemic, Recession, The Takeaway, WNYC Studios|

Mothers Anxious to Break Out of ‘She-Cession’ and Get Back to Work
Mothers Anxious to Break Out of ‘She-Cession’ and Get Back to Work

Mothers Anxious to Break Out of ‘She-Cession’ and Get Back to Work

By Bianna Golodryga and Meridith Edwards New York (CNN) - Nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered her son's school and her daughter's day care, Diana Limongi hit a wall. "I was in bed for three days, I thought I had Covid, but I [...]

April 1, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Care Infrastructure, Child Care, CNN, COVID-19, Paid Leave, Recession, Working Mothers|

More Women Are Working in Trades Industry
More Women Are Working in Trades Industry

More Women Are Working in Trades Industry

By Kai Beech When it comes to her career, Maria Tsamasiros works with her brain and body. "I feel like I’m Popeye, because I use my right hand a lot more than my left hand,” she said. Tsamasiros has a bachelor’s degree in communications, a [...]

March 31, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: ABC 15, Jobs, Women in Trades|

As Biden pushes split infrastructure plan, working women see a make-or-break moment
As Biden pushes split infrastructure plan, working women see a make-or-break moment

As Biden pushes split infrastructure plan, working women see a make-or-break moment

By Eric Rosenbaum If President Biden’s infrastructure plan makes you first think of hard hats, roads and bridges — maybe in 2021, also wind, solar and electrical vehicles — you have not been paying attention as closely as many working women. On Capitol Hill, in [...]

March 30, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Biden Administration, Child Care, CNBC, COVID-19, Infrastructure, Working Women|

IWPR Report Highlights Challenges of Student-Parents
IWPR Report Highlights Challenges of Student-Parents

IWPR Report Highlights Challenges of Student-Parents

By Sarah Wood Upon moving from New York to Pennsylvania due to the high cost of living, Irene Price and her husband struggled to find living wage jobs without a college degree. Those financial challenges increased after the birth of their first child. Wanting more [...]

March 30, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Child Care, Diverse Education, Education, Student Parents, Working Mothers|

Louisiana has one of the largest gender wage gaps in the country
Louisiana has one of the largest gender wage gaps in the country

Louisiana has one of the largest gender wage gaps in the country

By Alyssa Azzara MONROE, La. (KNOE) - March 24 was equal pay day and Louisiana has one of the largest gender wage gaps in the country. A report done by the National Partnership for Women and Families, said women in Louisiana make $0.69 for every [...]

March 25, 2021|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Equal Pay, Gender Wage Gap, KNOE, Louisiana|

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What the American Jobs Plan Will Mean for the Care Economy

Mothers Anxious to Break Out of ‘She-Cession’ and Get Back to Work

More Women Are Working in Trades Industry

As Biden pushes split infrastructure plan, working women see a make-or-break moment

IWPR Report Highlights Challenges of Student-Parents

Louisiana has one of the largest gender wage gaps in the country

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