working mothers

A new “playbook” by Charter and Vivvi highlights ways companies can better support working parents and caregivers amidst offices reopening.

With families grappling with the effects of the pandemic, many at-home caregivers with jobs have reached a breaking point. Here are some possible solutions.

“I was like, ‘I’m trying to find a new job, I’m pregnant and I’ve heard about the motherhood penalty.'”

Covid-19 has prompted many women to take time out to care for loved ones. What that could mean for their retirement income.

Olympic runner Allyson Felix tells CNBC what drives her to be an advocate for mother athletes and why child care is so important for them.

A report from global nonprofit firm Catalyst finds that remote work flexibility could be the key to retaining more women in the workplace.

“Imagine if not one candidate at any level of government had to consider the cost of child care when weighing their decision to run for office.”

The best states rank highly for quality and cost of child care, professional opportunities for women and work-life balance.

“It’s not just women who suffer, it’s their entire family who’s going to suffer if we don’t pay them what they’re owed.”

Leah Bloom of Somerville, Massachusetts, is one of the many moms forced to quit her full-time job to stay home with her 8-year-old son during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s been really hard for me, career-wise,” she said. “The only thing to do was leave my business on hold.” Bloom had her own communications consulting business, but when schools closed,...

The last year of lockdown has been especially hard on working moms, who too often had to drop everything when schools went remote and day cares shut down.

“I think if companies don’t step up to help, there will be long-term impacts.”

“If we’re going to build America back better, we’ve got to build motherhood back better.”

“Many moms were having a hard time juggling it all before the pandemic.”

New data from the National Women’s Law Center shows that despite record job gains in June, women are disproportionately being left behind in today’s economic rebound.

Research is increasingly pointing to a retreat of working mothers from the U.S. labor force, as the pandemic leaves parents with few child care options and the added burden of navigating distance learning