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Caregiving costs women nearly $300,000 in lost pay over their lifetimes, Department of Labor finds
A first-of-its-kind report from the Department of Labor studying women in their early 40s calculated how much they lose as a result of their caregiving responsibilities for children and parents. The impact is especially high for Latinas.
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Why child care can’t be overlooked as an issue in 2024
Biden’s efforts to invest in child care and paid leave may have largely failed, but advocates say they helped elevate the issues into a "political imperative."
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The ‘open secret’ in most workplaces: Discrimination against moms is still rampant
Moms are still often laid off while on parental leave, pushed out of workplaces and subjected to stereotypes about their competency. But with few legal protections, attorneys say most cases go unreported.
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Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon and Jeff Shell lost their TV news jobs. Misogyny has a lot to do with it, experts say.
Experts who study gender, race and media say the three firings speak to the reality of sexism in the news industry and how these attitudes can shape journalism.
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Biden’s reelection could hinge on how much women voters trust him on the economy
Biden, as he launches his reelection bid, must convince voters to credit him for the rebound in women’s employment — and that he can achieve long-lasting progress on wage equality, leave and child care.
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Many LGBTQ+ Americans are unable to pay bills, keep savings or hold bank accounts, survey shows
The survey’s findings align with years of research that LGBTQ+ people experience poverty at high rates, and investigates new aspects of queer economic insecurity.
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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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Kamala Harris focuses on women’s economic inclusion and leadership on last day in Ghana
The administration announced public and private U.S. investment in closing the digital divide for women in Africa as the vice president spoke to five Ghanaian women entrepreneurs.
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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.