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Women are a critical part of the U.S. labor force and contribute significantly to their families' economic security and the U.S. economy. But women, especially women of color, experience longstanding disparities in the labor force that exacerbate the problems caused by the pandemic. A new report unpacks why and offers recommendations for policy changes to supporting America's working women.
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Women were more vulnerable to job losses early in the pandemic. While the economy is improving, women's employment has recovered more slowly than men's. This new report examines why ➡️ dol.gov/agencies/wb/impact/report
A new report examines how women are #BearingTheCost of the pandemic, which has underscored longstanding inequities in America's workforce. ➡️ dol.gov/agencies/wb/impact
Segregation by industry and occupation has a cost for women workers – particularly women of color. Learn more: dol.gov/agencies/wb/impact #EqualPay #BearingTheCost
DYK? Women are 93% of childcare workers (average pay: $569/week) but only 19.7% of software developers (average pay: $1,922/week).
Learn more about how overrepresentation in undervalued roles hurts women ➡️ dol.gov/agencies/wb/impact
Overrepresentation in undervalued roles hurts women. Read this report on how the pandemic has exacerbated many of these problems ➡️ dol.gov/agencies/wb/impact/report
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Women are 93% of childcare workers (average pay: $569/week) but only 19.7% of software developers (average pay: $1,922/week).
Overrepresentation in undervalued roles has economic consequences for women. Read this report on how the pandemic has exacerbated many of these problems ➡️ dol.gov/agencies/wb/impact/report
Hear from working women about the challenges they face on the job, the supports that help them thrive, and the policy changes that would help them succeed. dol.gov/agencies/wb/impact/stories
Women – and women of color in particular – are bearing the economic costs of the pandemic, which has underscored longstanding inequities in America's workforce. Read more in this new report ➡️ dol.gov/agencies/wb/impact
#BearingTheCost #EqualPay #WorkingWomen #Equity #WageGap