Research shows investing in programs such as Head Start can help families exit poverty and speed economic growth, according to Washington University sociologist Caitlyn Collins.
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Pandemic Pushed Many Moms Out of the Workforce
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting upheaval in public education has undermined decades of feminist gains in the united states workforce, research finds.
The research, forthcoming in
Gender & Society, draws on new data from the Elementary School Operating Status (ESOS) database to show that the gender gap between mothers and fathers in the labor force has grown significantly since the onset of the pandemic in states where schools primarily offered remote instruction.
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A new study from Gender & Society found that, in states where schools doubled down on remote learning, the difference in labor force participation between mothers and fathers grew significantly, exacerbating the preexisting gap. Washington University sociologist Caitlyn Collins discusses the study on St. Louis on the Air.