Women, who endured the first female recession in the nation’s history, have still only regained 44.6 percent of the 12.1 million jobs they lost between February and April.
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Women, who endured the first female recession in the nation’s history, have still only regained 44.6 percent of the 12.1 million jobs they lost between February and April.
Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has been nominated to be commerce secretary, while Isabel Guzman will lead the Small Business Administration.
When asked why they wanted to set up a business later in life, twice as many women than men said they wanted to realize a long-held ambition.
In our first year as a newsroom, we reported on America's first female recession, Kamala Harris' historic election and so much more.
The $900 billion package tackles paid leave, child care and food insecurity, among other issues.
Despite federal eviction moratoriums, Black women are most at risk of losing their housing during the pandemic.
Flight attendants, most of whom are women, prepare to redouble safety efforts in what is expected to be the peak period of air travel since the pandemic began.
About 88 percent of voters said they support the 10-year proposal that introduces free pre-kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds, boosts pay for care workers and adds an estimated 3 million care jobs.
The load of invisible labor is especially high for women during the holidays. Will the pandemic exacerbate it — or finally liberate them from it?
November was the first time in what has been dubbed the first female recession that men suffered greater losses than women. About 347,000 left the labor force.