Women put careers on hold during COVID to care for kids. They may never recover
3 years, 4 months ago

Women put careers on hold during COVID to care for kids. They may never recover

LA Times  

Rebecca Biernat watches as her son Seamus, 6, participates in a live class online from their San Francisco home. And contrary to the hope that working from home would make it easier for women to balance the new demands placed on them, it’s teleworking moms who may be struggling the most or falling out of the labor force, said Misty Heggeness, a senior advisor and research economist at the U.S. Census Bureau. At 49, Mann said, “I’m very much at the age where, when you leave a career at the level I was at, it’s going to be extremely challenging to re-enter.” Laura Sherbin, an economist at Seramount, said studies show that relatively few women who take extended time off regain the careers they once had. For many mothers, “their entire lifetime earnings trajectory is stunted and on a totally different path because they’re pulling back today,” said Heggeness, the Census Bureau economist. “If they’re pulling back today, they’re not at the meeting when the boss says, ‘Hey, anybody want to volunteer to lead this new project?’” Heggeness said.

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The women forced to 'choose' self-employment
2 years, 2 months ago

The women forced to 'choose' self-employment

BBC  

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Many women have left the workforce. When will they return?
3 years, 1 month ago

Many women have left the workforce. When will they return?

Associated Press  

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Work Or Family, A Tough Call For Women In The Workforce : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR
3 years, 6 months ago

Work Or Family, A Tough Call For Women In The Workforce : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR

NPR  

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Women are Working as Helpers in Family Businesses Without a Pay, Here's Why this Needs to be Addressed
3 years, 9 months ago

Women are Working as Helpers in Family Businesses Without a Pay, Here's Why this Needs to be Addressed

News 18  

In September 2020, when the first National Level Time Use Survey data of India, published by the National Statistical Office revealed that the average time spent in unpaid domestic and caregiving services by men and women are 36 minutes and 280 minutes, respectively, it confirmed the open secret that we all knew, but seldom talked about: women spend a disproportionately …

Calls to help US women falling out of labour force grow louder
3 years, 10 months ago

Calls to help US women falling out of labour force grow louder

Al Jazeera  

More than one-third of parents, mostly women, have yet to return to the workforce, largely because of childcare needs. “Nobody can afford it and it’s not seen as something that we simply need in our society — and that has to change.” Saujani has spearheaded an effort calling on the Biden administration to enact a “Marshall Plan for Moms.” It …

The changes that could help women stay employed
4 years, 2 months ago

The changes that could help women stay employed

BBC  

The changes that could help women stay employed Companies say they’re committed to retaining women. Changing things at the federal level really does need to be the goal, because if it’s employer by employer, there are always going to be haves and have nots - Katherine Goldstein If Congress doesn’t act ­– which seems likely, given its struggles to pass …

1 In 5 Child Care Jobs Were Lost Since Pandemic Started. Women Are Affected Most
4 years, 4 months ago

1 In 5 Child Care Jobs Were Lost Since Pandemic Started. Women Are Affected Most

NPR  

1 In 5 Child Care Jobs Were Lost Since Pandemic Started. According to a report released Wednesday, more than 1 out of 5 of the nearly 1 million people employed in the U.S. as child care providers in February have lost their jobs. Women account for 95% of the child care workforce, so they have felt the impact of those …

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