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Chabeli Carrazana
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Even when women make more than their husbands, they are doing more child care and housework
The number of women breadwinners has tripled in the past 50 years. But even as women work and earn more, a Pew study found that men had more leisure time as women continued to take up the bulk of the work at home.
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Why the wage gap differs among Asian-American women
Under the AAPI umbrella, there are some of the highest earners among women — and the lowest. That obscures the economic realities of Southeast Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women.
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Day care waitlists are so long, moms are quitting their jobs or choosing to stop having kids
After the pandemic decimated the child care industry, parents are now routinely waiting years for care and doing anything they can to get off a waitlist.
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What would the economy look like if it worked for women?
A research team asked women of all backgrounds across the nation what an economy built to work for women should look like.
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Women and minority business owners relied on Silicon Valley Bank when other banks turned them away. Now what?
Silicon Valley Bank was one of the few that would give venture-backed start-ups led by women, people of color and LGBTQ+ people a line of credit. After the bank’s collapse, they are now being hit the hardest.
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Happy Equal Pay Day? Here are 6 charts showing why it’s not much of a celebration.
In 2023, women are earning 77 cents for every dollar earned by White men. The gender pay gap has barely budged in 20 years.
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99% of women-owned businesses say the federal government hasn’t done enough to support them, survey finds
Women-owned small businesses say they are “not a priority” for the federal government as entrepreneurs continue to share frustration in getting shut out of funding and contracts.
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Dads get paid more when they have kids — as moms earn less
Stereotypes around parenthood are having a lasting effect on the gender pay gap, which has not budged in 20 years, according to a new study by Pew.
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From formula to medications and child care, parents are being crushed under a wave of shortages
A confluence of shortages is putting a significant strain on parents, and particularly low-income parents, who may not have the resources to navigate the layered crises.
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Democrats and Republicans agree child care is in crisis. Why can’t they get a bill passed?
Democrats are united behind a push to pass child care legislation, but with a divided Congress, hopes are low that anything will pass despite bipartisan agreement that something must be done.