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Ahead of the one-year anniversary of the 2020 economic downturn, The 19th plans to tell the stories of the women who left the workforce — the mothers who were forced out or chose to leave it.
Black and Asian women’s unemployment rose in January, while Latina unemployment continues to be among the highest in the country, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.
Rouse, a respected economist who has previously served on the three-person council, would be the first Black person to serve as chair.
Commerce secretary nominee Gina Raimondo, the governor of Rhode Island, said in her Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday that she will focus on job creation with an eye on climate change and workers.
A well-respected economist, Yellen has previously served as chair of the Federal Reserve and chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors.
The orders, two of which Biden will sign Friday, will provide additional food aid, raise the minimum wage for federal workers, as well as extend eviction moratoriums and student debt deference.
With nominees to lead the Treasury, Labor and Commerce departments who are committed to paid sick leave, President Joe Biden’s administration is poised to perhaps move the needle toward a national policy.
If confirmed, Yellen’s top priority as the country’s first woman Treasury secretary would be to put in place programs that help those most affected by the pandemic recession.
In what he’s calling his “Rescue” plan, President-elect Joe Biden laid out his economic proposal to get aid to families, child care centers, schools and those hardest hit by the pandemic. The plan would need support from Congress to pass.
Only about half of child care jobs lost at the start of the pandemic have returned, leading to a 144 percent increase in the number of parents who have missed work to care for children, according to new data analysis.