rashawna became a stay-at-home mom when her son was born. >> the child care costs were more than we were paying in rent. i decided, hey, i have to quit my job. >> she and her husband are now trying to find day care so she can get back to work, but the wait lists are up to two years long. >> we can't find any child care. >> nearly 3 million women, including hundreds of thousands of mothers, are still out of work from the pandemic. . >> and it's really important in terms of the jobs recovery going forward. >> nila richardson is chief economist. >> president biden would invest $400 billion in child care, boosting wages, universal preschool for 3-year-olds and 4-year-olds and middleclass families pay no more than 7%.