By some estimates, 2,000,000 women have left their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In many cases, these workforce exiters have put their children first, or they are part of the so-called sandwich generation that takes care of aging parents as well.
50 women took out a full-page ad in the New York Times on Tuesday calling on President Biden to provide economic relief in the form of a $2,400 monthly payment alongside other assistance. It includes paid leave, affordable daycare and includes a plan to have school open five days a week as well as a retraining program with the private sector because many of the jobs that COVID has affected aren t coming back, said Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of Girls who Code.
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What a difference a year makes.
Women outnumbered men in the workforce last year, but now, the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the advancements women in America have made in the workforce.
The National Women’s Law Center reports that in December, women lost a total of 156,000 jobs 100% of the jobs that were cut that month.
Women of color and in the service industry were affected the most. Meanwhile – men gained 16,000 jobs.
“The reason is not surprising for me,” said Deepika Chhibber, program director of Women Back to Work. “It’s because a woman is doing the disproportionate caregiving responsibility and domestic chores at home. What’s happening right now is that women are working from home and they’re working at home.”
Reddit co-founder, Alexis Ohanian, says he is resigning from the board of the San Francisco based company, so he can help curb racial hate.
It won t be easy, says the CEO of Black Tech Jobs, which matches employees to tech firms. I ll be candid, David, it s not going to be easy, said Will McNeil. But nothing that Silicon Valley has built has ever been easy.
McNeil as well as the Leadership Group believe the four-year goal is ambitious but needed. I don t know that you go from 2% of your employees in meaningful roles, especially if you re talking about leadership roles, to 25% without some major changes, noted McNeil.
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THE BUZZ: The siege of Congress continued to ripple through California politics on Monday, with the House gearing up for impeachment and Sacramento taking sides.
In D.C., Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressed ahead with a removal push that she said channeled the will of her members.