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The women’s recession isn’t over — especially for moms
One year since the start of the women’s recession, hundreds of thousands of moms have been forced to leave their jobs — and grapple with the consequences.
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Biden’s new $1.8 trillion plan largely aims to help working women
Biden’s proposed American Families Plan includes historic investments in the child care industry, the country’s first universal paid family and medical leave program, and its first universal preschool program.
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‘I feel like I’m drowning’: Women business owners keep hitting new barriers to federal loan aid
Women, especially women of color, are driving small-business growth during a pandemic in which they’ve been hit particularly hard — and missed out on help.
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Elizabeth Warren to reintroduce $700 billion universal child care proposal
That investment, far more than what Biden has indicated he will seek, has support from other progressive lawmakers, per a letter shared first with The 19th.
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Exclusive: Biden administration says its $2 trillion infrastructure package could ease economic gender inequities
In a memo first shared with The 19th, the administration argues the American Jobs Plan is critical to undoing the pandemic recession’s disproportionate impact on working women of color.
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How the pandemic has widened the Latina wealth gap
Latinas, already at a financial disadvantage, faced a “triple crisis” during the pandemic: higher COVID-19 infection rates, greater economic losses and increased family-work conflict.
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Child care benefits at work: This app helps your employer pay your family and friends for babysitting
Helpr, one of the fastest growing apps offering backup child care, is behind new legislation in California that would require big employers to give their workers subsidized backup care.
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Tax expert Dorothy Brown talks about ‘The Whiteness of Wealth’
The Emory University professor’s new book examines the inequities built into the U.S. tax code.
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A first-of-its-kind investment in home care is in the works. But will it be enough?
The American Jobs plan would allocate $400 billion to assist in home health care, a historic investment, but one expert says it may not be enough.
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LinkedIn’s inclusion of “stay-at-home parent” could refocus discussion on child care, experts say
The networking site is adding titles so people can denote caregiving responsibilities. Experts say employers should consider these skills when recruiting.