Women Were Making Historic Strides in the Workforce. Then the Pandemic Hit.
BY EMILY BARONE Women have been affected across the board, losing [...]
‘Historic and unprecedented’: Women have been hit hardest by coronavirus layoffs
By Leticia Miranda Women who work entered the year on a [...]
A Decade’s Worth of Progress for Working Women Evaporated Overnight
By Shelly Banjo Men have not been spared, but preliminary [...]
America Never Valued Care Workers. Then a Pandemic Hit.
By Bryce Covert Now everyone knows teachers, child care providers, and [...]
Unanswered Questions, Obvious Answers: Hunger in the Age of COVID
by ABBY J. LEIBMAN and LIZA LIEBERMAN For activists like us, it comes [...]
Coronavirus pandemic forces millions of working women into “impossible” roles
By KELSEY MICKLAS The unemployment crisis sparked by the global coronavirus [...]
Single Mothers Hit Hard by Job Losses
By: Tim Henderson In April, the number of single mothers with [...]
How Workforce Credentials Can Become More Accessible After COVID-19
By Sara Weissman U.S. employers cut 20.5 million jobs in April, [...]
Supporting Student Parent Families in a Time of Crisis
As colleges, service providers, policymakers, and advocates prepare relief and recovery measures, the unique needs of students with children must be considered to ensure they are supported now and in the coming months and years, as student parent enrollment in higher education is likely to increase in response to the economic recession.
Dramatic Decline in Employment Hits Women Even More Severely than Men
In the four weeks since mid-March, 20.5 million jobs were lost, according to new payroll data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics this Friday, May 8. Women bore the majority of job losses, 11.3 million (55 percent of the total), compared with 9.2 million jobs lost by men
