Latest from Chabeli Carrazana
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Black women’s unemployment is rising. Economists say it’s a warning sign.
New data released Thursday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics marked the third straight month of high unemployment rates for Black women.
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Women in their 20s and 30s are working more than ever before
And the workforce looks different than it did a generation ago, as more young men than ever before are staying home to care for family instead.
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Hollywood actors demand answers from Amazon on its treatment of pregnant workers
In a letter sent to Amazon, Jane Fonda and other actors urged the company to address claims it’s endangering pregnant workers — some of whom say they have miscarried or been fired.
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The future of federal abortion data collection is unclear
Federal data collection on abortion is indefinitely on pause, making it difficult to determine how the reversal of Roe v. Wade has reshaped Americans' lives.
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Paying more for child care than your mortgage? You’re not alone.
The average cost of child care for a baby exceeds in-state college tuition in 41 states. For families with two kids in child care, it’s more than a mortgage or rent in most states.
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The Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders score a 400 percent pay raise
Season two of Netflix’s “America’s Sweethearts” reveals the cheerleaders have been fighting for higher pay — and won.
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LGBTQ+ parents are rushing to adopt their children before Trump is sworn in
Attorneys have been inundated with requests for adoptions, a safeguard some queer families are using to make sure they retain parental rights to their nonbiological kids before a second Trump administration that may be hostile to LGBTQ+ people.
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Candidates promised a bigger child tax credit. Will that actually happen?
A Republican-controlled Congress will decide its fate next year, but early conversations indicate those pledges may be empty.
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Trump picks Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a pro-union Republican, to lead the Department of Labor
Chavez-DeRemer, who recently represented Oregon in Congress, has often been one of the lone Republican supporters of various pro-union bills and has advocated for improvements to the child care system.
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Scott Bessent, Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, will be in charge of tariffs that could impact women hardest
Bessent will lead President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury Department. Bessent is the first out gay member of Trump’s Cabinet.