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Latinas face the steepest climb up the corporate ladder — only 1 percent become C-suite executives
The disparity is so stark that it’s possible Latinas will never catch up with other women, according to the largest report of its kind.
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In Montana, a child care conundrum is keeping thousands out of the workforce
Barriers to child care kept an estimated 66,000 Montanans from fully engaging in the workforce in 2023. Families, providers, policymakers and higher education are searching for a solution.
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Black women entrepreneurs want more federal support to start and grow businesses
As the Biden administration highlights its economic efforts, Black women say they need more resources to launch and sustain new businesses and create generational wealth.
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Microchip companies need federal grant money. They're rolling out child care to get it.
To draw women into the semiconductor and construction industries, the CHIPS Act requires companies to provide child care. But will it boost the supply of care, or exacerbate an existing crisis?
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LGBTQ+ employees can’t be misgendered or denied bathrooms at work, new federal rules say
New guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission strengthens protections for transgender and nonbinary employees in American workplaces for the first time in 25 years.
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How a $500 monthly stipend for families impacted children's grades and parents' sense of self
Participation by 130 single caregivers in a guaranteed income program resulted in increased financial stability — but it also made space for parenting and quality time.
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It’s official: Your boss has to give you time off to recover from childbirth or get an abortion
New regulations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act will give millions of workers, many of them low-income women of color, access to unpaid leave for the first time.
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It’s Equal Pay Day — and even the White House has a gender pay gap
The disparity in Biden’s White House is slightly smaller than it was in Trump’s, but women still earn less. The biggest difference, though, is in their policies.
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Less than 1 percent of construction jobs go to women of color in this city
The mayor of Rochester, Minnesota, is piloting an initiative to close the industry's equity gap for women through offering training and child care.
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A new child tax credit could pass this month. Here’s what it would do for low-income families.
About 90 percent of the proposed child tax credit changes are aimed at expanding how much the lowest-income families can receive. But the proposal faces a difficult road to passage.