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May 9, 2020 by C. Nicole Mason

The system was never designed for working moms

We understand the system is broken and that it’s not our fault. It was never made for us. It was made for working men.

Five Pathways to Good Jobs for Women

As Labor Day approaches, we’re thinking about the jobs and opportunities that do the best job of promoting women’s economic mobility and security.

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The pandemic is causing women to drop out of the workforce — here’s what it will take to get them back
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The pandemic is causing women to drop out of the workforce — here’s what it will take to get them back

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The pandemic is causing women to drop out of the workforce — here’s what it will take to get them back

When women drop out of the workforce, it’s not just their families that are put at a disadvantage, but the overall U.S. economy.

October 9, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Child Care, COVID 19, MarketWatch, Pandemic|

Can one recession set back years of progress?
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Can one recession set back years of progress?

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Can one recession set back years of progress?

By Business Casual By the end of April of this year, women’s job losses had erased a decade of employment gains...in a matter of months. The numbers for people of color are no less disheartening. But why? How did we end up in a recession [...]

October 8, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Business Casual, COVID 19, Morning Brew, Recession|

Facing dual challenges of work and home-schooling, more women are sacrificing their careers
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Facing dual challenges of work and home-schooling, more women are sacrificing their careers

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Facing dual challenges of work and home-schooling, more women are sacrificing their careers

As virtual schooling ramps up in some areas, women are being forced to make the choice between caring for their children or prioritizing their own career.

October 5, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Child Care, COVID 19, NBC News, Pandemic, Unemployment|

Economic Progress Stalls for Women
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Economic Progress Stalls for Women

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Economic Progress Stalls for Women

Jobs data show substantially slowed growth since September. For the first time in the COVID-19 recession, women have gained fewer jobs than men.

October 2, 2020|Categories: Press Releases|Tags: COVID 19, Pandemic, Unemployment|

‘This Is Too Much’: Working Moms Are Reaching The Breaking Point During The Pandemic
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‘This Is Too Much’: Working Moms Are Reaching The Breaking Point During The Pandemic

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‘This Is Too Much’: Working Moms Are Reaching The Breaking Point During The Pandemic

By ANDREA HSU Youli Lee is proud of the years she worked for the U.S. government, prosecuting cybercrime in some of the world's darkest places. These days, she's the one hiding out — mostly from her three children, ages 8, 11, and 13. "I just [...]

September 30, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Child Care, COVID 19, NPR, Pandemic|

Mothers Are 3 Times More Likely Than Fathers to Have Lost Jobs in Pandemic
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Mothers Are 3 Times More Likely Than Fathers to Have Lost Jobs in Pandemic

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Mothers Are 3 Times More Likely Than Fathers to Have Lost Jobs in Pandemic

By: Tim Henderson Mothers of small children have lost work at three times the rate of fathers in the pandemic, a situation that threatens not only progress toward gender equity but middle-class income gains that have become increasingly dependent on working women. Mothers of children 12 [...]

September 28, 2020|Categories: Press Hits|Tags: Child Care, COVID 19, Pandemic, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Unemployment, Working Mothers|

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