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Researchers recommend investments not just in prenatal and postpartum care, but also housing needs, home visits and endowments for newborns from low-income families.
The Small Business Administration is elevating its Office of Women’s Business Ownership to report directly to the SBA administrator, raising its profile and power.
The unemployment rate for Black women went from 7 percent in October to 5 percent in November. But it may not all be for good reasons.
Parents cannot use federal aid to pay for diapers, and are often forced to come up with other solutions, using maxi pads or towels to keep their children clean and dry. In rural America where aid is even harder to access, tiny diaper banks are the only lifeline.
The loss of child care drove out college-educated moms who were in jobs where telework was an option. Why? The extra labor from child care.
In October, 251,000 women rejoined the labor force, driven by the return of jobs in hospitality. Black women’s unemployment rate continues to be nearly twice that of White women.
Posting work hours two weeks in advance helps retail and food service workers, many of whom are women of color with caregiving responsibilities, a study finds.
A new 17-country survey from Pew Research Center showed that most Americans are dissatisfied with the country’s political, economic and health care systems, but more women than men think reform is needed on the economy.
One in 4 women aged 40 to 65 ended up taking on credit card debt to cover basic expenses like rent and food during the pandemic.