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
STUDENT PARENTS IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Heightened Need & the Imperative for Strengthened Support
Nearly four million undergraduates, or more than one in five college students, are parents of children under 18. These student parents face—in normal times— disproportionate economic insecurity, difficulty meeting basic needs, and significant time and caregiving demands. Yet, in spite of these challenges, they are also incredibly resilient.
Women Lost More Jobs than Men in almost all Sectors of the Economy
Employment data released on Friday, April 3 show dramatic job losses and sharp rises in unemployment for both women and men since February. Altogether 701,000 jobs were lost, the majority (58.8 percent or 412,188) by women. While these estimates of job losses are already outdated – since their collection in the second week of March new applications for unemployment reached almost ten times that level–they point to the critical role of gender in understanding the impact of the COVID -19 crisis.