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Women Were Making Historic Strides in the Workforce. Then the Pandemic Hit.
Women Were Making Historic Strides in the Workforce. Then the Pandemic Hit.

Women Were Making Historic Strides in the Workforce. Then the Pandemic Hit.

BY EMILY BARONE Women have been affected across the board, losing jobs at disproportionate rates in most industries and returning to the workforce slower than their male colleagues—even in sectors where employment levels have been essentially gender neutral. In retail, for instance, women held 50% of [...]

June 10, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: COVID-19, Pandemic, Time Magazine, Unemployment|

‘Historic and unprecedented’: Women have been hit hardest by coronavirus layoffs
‘Historic and unprecedented’: Women have been hit hardest by coronavirus layoffs

‘Historic and unprecedented’: Women have been hit hardest by coronavirus layoffs

By Leticia Miranda Women who work entered the year on a high note, with sky-high employment numbers thanks, in part, to the rapid expansion of industries such as health care and education. However, the impact of the coronavirus has wiped out nearly all of women’s gains [...]

June 8, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: COVID-19, NBC News, Pandemic, Unemployment|

As Unemployment Drops, Gains Made by Women in the Workforce Remain Threatened by Historic Job Losses and Lack of Childcare
As Unemployment Drops, Gains Made by Women in the Workforce Remain Threatened by Historic Job Losses and Lack of Childcare

As Unemployment Drops, Gains Made by Women in the Workforce Remain Threatened by Historic Job Losses and Lack of Childcare

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lea Woods | 202-785-5100 | woods@iwpr.org In January, women made a little more than 50 percent of workers on payroll. Today, they make up just 49.2 percent due to tremendous job loss since March in sectors dominated by women. Women dominated [...]

June 5, 2020|Categories: Press Releases|

Why Aren’t We All Talking About Breonna Taylor?
Why Aren’t We All Talking About Breonna Taylor?

Why Aren’t We All Talking About Breonna Taylor?

By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Like George Floyd, she was also killed by the police, but her case remains largely disconnected from the broader narrative. For years, black women have faced a double bind of racial and gender discrimination. According to a 2017 report by the Institute for [...]

June 4, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Inequality, The New York Times NYT, Violence Against Women|

Millennials are facing the worst economic odds in history. It’s worse for women.
Millennials are facing the worst economic odds in history. It’s worse for women.

Millennials are facing the worst economic odds in history. It’s worse for women.

By Rachael Allen Their uncertain future is now defined not by dreams but by getting by Ana Hernández Kent, a policy analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, has also analyzed just how wide the millennial wealth gap still is — while millennial white households [...]

June 4, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Millennials, The Lily, Unemployment|

Why Equal Pay Day For Moms Will Be Later Next Year
Why Equal Pay Day For Moms Will Be Later Next Year

Why Equal Pay Day For Moms Will Be Later Next Year

By Rebekah Bastian The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Since childcare centers and schools have closed down due to Covid-19, a study by Cleo found that more than 50% of families surveyed do not have childcare, and 20% of families are considering having one parent leave the workforce to care for [...]

June 4, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Equal Pay / Pay Equity, Equal Pay Day, Forbes, Press EPD, Working Mothers|

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Women Were Making Historic Strides in the Workforce. Then the Pandemic Hit.

‘Historic and unprecedented’: Women have been hit hardest by coronavirus layoffs

As Unemployment Drops, Gains Made by Women in the Workforce Remain Threatened by Historic Job Losses and Lack of Childcare

Why Aren’t We All Talking About Breonna Taylor?

Millennials are facing the worst economic odds in history. It’s worse for women.

Why Equal Pay Day For Moms Will Be Later Next Year

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