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Chabeli Carrazana

Economy and Child Care Reporter (She/Her)

I’m Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th’s economy and child care reporter. I’m also the author of The Mom Guilt Economy newsletter. I’ve been an economy reporter for a decade, getting my start at the Miami Herald and then the Orlando Sentinel.

At The 19th, I’ve crafted a different kind of economy beat. In my work, you’ll read about the women and LGBTQ+ folks who make up the majority of the nation’s low-income workforce and a growing portion of small business owners — a group often invisible in news coverage. As the granddaughter of a former child care worker, I’m honored to be one of the nation’s only child care reporters, bringing you stories you won’t read anywhere else about how child care policies — or the lack of them — are changing people’s lives.

I’m proud to have been recognized as a two-time national Livingston Award finalist for my economy and child care coverage.

I’m a University of Florida graduate (Go Gators!) and live in Orlando with my husband, two kids and scene-stealing corgi. I was born in Cuba, grew up in Miami y hablo español.

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Latest from Chabeli Carrazana

In almost every state, over half of all women of color earn less than a living wage

In almost every state, at least one out of every two women of color is working a low-wage job, according to a new analysis by Oxfam.

Chabeli Carrazana · March 21, 2022
Can making employers share pay in job postings help fix the gender pay gap?

Tuesday is Equal Pay Day, the first in a series of reminders of how persistent the pay gap has been. More states and cities hope laws requiring employers to share pay minimums and maximums on job postings will shrink this gap.

Chabeli Carrazana · March 15, 2022
Moving in with other adults has become a lifeline for single moms hit ‘tenfold’ by the pandemic

Single mothers, who have lost jobs at a higher rate than married parents, are turning to cohabitation as a way to get through the pandemic, get child care support and weather rising rents. Many are moving in with family, friends or other single moms.

Chabeli Carrazana, Jasmine Mithani · March 10, 2022
February was a strong month for the U.S. economy, but it’s still unequal for women

More than half of the net job growth in February went to women, but Black women’s unemployment rate rose as thousands left the workforce.

Chabeli Carrazana · March 4, 2022
A historic child care investment saved centers from collapse. What happens when the money runs out?

One year after the passage of the American Rescue Plan, child care centers said the money has stabilized the industry after near collapse. But advocates worry about what will happen once the money runs out.

Chabeli Carrazana · March 3, 2022
Travel nurses saw an increase in pay during the pandemic. Now, they could lose those benefits

Travel nurses, who are in high demand and earning as much as twice their pre-pandemic wages, are in an uproar after legislators call for an investigation that could lead to lowering their pay.

Chabeli Carrazana · February 17, 2022
Figure skating will stop calling women skaters ‘ladies,' a step toward dismantling a century-long culture

Calls for a cultural shift in figure skating have led to small changes in terminology and costume rules and larger changes that have created a more accepting culture for women and LGBTQ+ skaters.

Chabeli Carrazana · February 8, 2022
COVID-19 widows struggle to get benefits as Social Security offices remain closed

The closure of Social Security offices during the pandemic has made getting survivors benefits difficult for the spouses and children of those who’ve died during the pandemic. More than 90 percent of those seeking survivors benefits are women.

Chabeli Carrazana · February 1, 2022
The 19th Explains: Everything you need to know to claim the child tax credit this tax filing season

Although the monthly child tax credit payments are over, parents will still have to claim the second half of the credit with their tax return, a process that will likely prove confusing for many.

Chabeli Carrazana · January 24, 2022
Black women in Martin Luther King Jr.'s neighborhood will soon receive monthly cash payments

A new guaranteed income program will send $850 monthly payments to Black women over two years, beginning in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward, where King popularized the idea of direct cash payments half a century ago.

Chabeli Carrazana · January 17, 2022