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Child care problems skyrocketed under COVID. Women paid the price. Matt Wynn, USA TODAY It’s still January, and Kristy Anaya has already used up all 21 hours of vacation time available to her so far this year.  She missed work again on Thursday to care for her three-year-old son, Xavier, who was kicked out of his third day care since March. Child care was a problem before coronavirus for the single mother of two living in Chandler, Arizona. During the pandemic, it’s been a nightmare. Day cares operating at reduced staffing are quick to pull the trigger when Xavier acts ou...

So the question — for many — is, would Bidens $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, as it is known, help women get back to work, in addition to containing the spread of the virus?

STATEMENT: CAP Economist Michael Madowitz on the December 2020 Jobs Report Date: January 8, 2021 Contact: Julia Cusick Washington, D.C. — Center for American Progress Economist  Michael Madowitz released the following statement today on the December 2020 employment situation figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: December’s employment report underscores what has been apparent for months: Delayed economic relief and a mismanaged public health crisis are pushing the economy into a double-dip recession. Job growth had already slowed in each of the past six months, while weekly u...

Female workers could take another pandemic hit: to their retirement Jobless rates for women have spiked. Four times as many women as men dropped out of the labor force in September alone, and barely half that number returned during October and November, according to Center for American Progress research. New York Times Source: Joohee Yoon/The New York Times By Mark Miller During the first months of the pandemic, Leah Tyrrell found that she could pull off a balancing act: working in sales for a San Diego clothing maker and caring for her three youn...