she-cession

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The She-cession is Fixable, And As Usual, It’s Up To Women To Fix It

Why? Because our fortunes are frustratingly closely-tied to childcare infrastructure, which in particular is sensitive to these pandemic tides. When people are confident schools and daycare centers will be open and available, women find work. When people aren’t, women don’t. Sometimes we get fired. Sometimes we make the decision to step back. But that decision is primarily and overwhelmingly presented to us, and not our husbands.

By Liz Elting

Business

Stuck in the “She-cession?” Here’s Your Way Out

From the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was quickly evident that women would be disproportionately affected. For one thing, women are more likely to work in the industries hardest hit—education, hospitality, healthcare—

By Rebecca De Ornelas

Money

Closing the Wealth Gap and Empowering Female Entrepreneurs Go Hand-in-Hand

The gender pay gap gets a lot more press than the wealth gap, but income inequality only tells part of the story. Wealth isn’t just money in the bank, it’s insurance against tough times, tuition to get a better education and a better job, savings to retire on, and a springboard into the middle class.

By Charlotte DeMocker

Business

Curbing the ‘She-Cession’ Epidemic: How to Retain and Attract Women in the Workforce

Even though we have seen progress in the gender roles of sharing household and parenting responsibilities, and noteworthy strides for equal pay in the workforce, we need to understand why they are leaving so that we can take the right steps to attract and retain women in 2021.

By Janel Dyan