Stories tagged: "women"

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Economy Biden’s COVID Relief Plan Is a Huge Deal for Women. Here’s How.

Study after study has found that women, particularly women of color, have borne the brunt of the pandemic’s economic toll, losing jobs and leaving the workforce in alarming numbers.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil April 2, 2021 12:57 pm EDT
Politics President-elect Joe Biden has prioritized working with women and people of color as he transitions into the White House (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics Over 40% of Biden’s Transition Team Are People of Color. That Matters.

"My administration's going to look like America," Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden said earlier this year.

Sarah Amy Harvard Sarah Amy Harvard November 16, 2020 2:03 pm EST
Jobs Job seekers fill out applications as they wait in line to enter a job fair at a new Target retail store on August 15, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Jobs White Women Are Bouncing Back From the Economic Downturn. Black and Hispanic Women Not So Much.

"Women of color and Black women in particular are often working an essential job, the front-line jobs that are most vulnerable to COVID."

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright November 3, 2020 10:03 am EST
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Economy We Spoke to Three Women Who Had to Close Their Businesses Indefinitely Because of the Pandemic

To get a better sense of what’s been lost to the coronavirus pandemic, COURIER interviewed three women who had to shutter their businesses in recent months.

Rebecca Bodenheimer Rebecca Bodenheimer September 22, 2020 4:12 pm EDT
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Elections Biden Has Detailed Plans That Could Help Women in America. Trump Has Nothing.

How the two campaigns differ on health policy, plans for child care, and violence against women.

Elle Meyers Elle Meyers August 19, 2020 1:26 pm EDT

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Two proposed amendments that voters will face deal with limiting the power of governors like Tom Wolf during disasters. Elections Get Out and Vote: All PA Voters Eligible to Vote on Statewide Ballot Questions
Some of the founders of VaccinatePA talk on a Zoom call. Clockwise, from top left: Zhengming Wang, Richard Goulazian, Andrea Michael, and Courtney Sheridan. (Courtesy of VaccinatePA) Coronavirus VaccinatePA Is Empowering Pennsylvanians to Get Vaccinated
Acting state Secretary of Health Alison Beam speaks during a news conference on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. She said that the pause in administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is "out of an abundance of caution." (Screenshot) Coronavirus Pennsylvania Joins National Pause on J&J Vaccine
A person wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks along Market Street, Dec. 8, 2020, in West Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Coronavirus COVID Blog: Tracking the Spread and Impact of Coronavirus in PA
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Economy The COVID Recession Is About to Make Life Much Worse for Women

Fewer than half of women are satisfied with thow they're treated in the U.S. The outsized impact of COVID-19 on women’s employment is sure to exacerbate that.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright August 18, 2020 10:11 am EDT
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Elections A Record Number of Women Are Running for Office in 2020

New data shows 295 women have already filed for office to run as Democrats, while 195 are Republican candidates.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright May 14, 2020 2:59 pm EDT