There are 1.8 million fewer women in the workforce now than before Covid-19. According to The New York Times, the disparity is greater for under-represented groups, including Black and Hispanic women. Click here to read why women aren’t returning to work and the support that corporations and leaders can offer to bring women back into […]
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Decision on H4 signals Biden’s commitment to supporting immigrant women
In late January, the Department of Homeland Security withdrew its proposal to rescind work authorization for H4 visa holders, who are spouses of H-1B work visa holders, signalling the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to supporting immigrant women workers. A majority of H4 visa holders are highly-skilled Indian women. Click here to read the full article in […]
Panel: Black women bear the brunt of mass incarceration
Women are often ignored in discussions of incarceration because they make up only around 10% of the 2.3 million people incarcerated in the U.S. In a Feb. 4 online panel hosted by the Georgetown University Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, speakers discussed how the criminal legal system disproportionately harms Black women, and […]