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Mothers Leaving the Workforce: Why Declining Participation Is an Economic Crisis
More than 212,000 women have left the workforce since January. Most are mothers between 25 and 44, the exact years when careers are supposed to take off. The cause? Return-to-office mandates, $10,000 childcare bills, and a caregiving load that still falls on women. Here's why this is an economic crisis, and what has to change.
Erica Rooney
Aug 22, 20255 min read
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