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Podcast: Problematic Women
Episode: Is America Facing a Women’s Employment Crisis?
Description: Right now, America has a record number of jobs available. "Help Wanted" signs are everywhere. Yet, the labor-participation rate remains low, and women in particular are slow to return to the workforce. Since February 2020, more than 1.6 million women have gone “missing” from the economy, and some are questioning the need to ever go back. Vice President Kamala Harris has called the situation a “national emergency.” And, according to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and many economists, it’s a “problem” that needs to be fixed.But with so many jobs available to take, is the...