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Stories
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National
Why The Pandemic Is Forcing So Many Women To Leave Their Jobs
Michel Martin speaks with NPR's Andrea Hsu, economist Kathryn Anne Edwards and new stay-at-home mom Farida Mercedes about how the pandemic is disproportionately impacting women in the workforce.
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Business
'I'm A Much Better Cook': For Dads, Being Home During Pandemic Is Eye-Opening
While working moms have been struggling this year, pandemic life is also taking a toll on dads, many of whom are confronting situations they may not have chosen otherwise.
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Business
The American Government Once Offered Widely Affordable Child Care ... 77 Years Ago
Affordable, quality child care was hard to come by even before the pandemic and now even more so. It's not for a lack of ideas about how to fix it. Is this the moment those ideas are taken seriously?
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Business
Even The Most Successful Women Are Sidelining Careers For Family In Pandemic
The unequal division of household work leads to the "mom penalty." For highly educated, high-income women, it means giving up on promotions, future earning power and giving up roles as future leaders.
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Business
Enough Already: Multiple Demands Causing Women To Abandon Workforce
Women left jobs at four times the rate of men in September. The burden of parenting and running a household while also working a job has created a pressure cooker environment that's pushing women out.
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National
'This Is Too Much': Working Moms Are Reaching The Breaking Point During The Pandemic
The coronavirus did not create the struggles that working mothers face daily. But it has exacerbated them and made them more visible, forcing women of all income levels to make hard choices.
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Politics
'Swing County, USA,' Prepares For Unprecedented Influx Of Ballots By Mail
Voting by mail is easier now across the U.S.. Officials in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, a swing region in a critical state, are making changes to meet the demands of the time-consuming process.
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National
How A Decades-Old Unemployment Insurance System Is Measuring Up In The Pandemic
Indivar Dutta-Gupta, a co-executive director at the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality, explains the U.S. unemployment insurance system's origins and role today.
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Science
How Big Oil Of The Past Helped Launch The Solar Industry Of Today
The multibillion-dollar solar photovoltaic industry has roots in an unexpected place. More than 40 years ago, oil companies invested in solar research and development that have proved critical.
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Environment
Stepping Into The Sun: A Mission To Bring Solar Energy To Communities Of Color
Solar energy has taken off across the U.S. As an African American working in the industry, Jason Carney wants to make sure minority communities don't miss out on the energy savings or the green jobs.