WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19Teen Girls Stepped in as Caregivers During the PandemicMany took care of children and elderly relatives in addition to contributing financially to their householdsByMarie SolisPublishedSeptember 26, 2021Comments (20)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19Millions of Americans Lose Unemployment Benefits on Labor DayThe pandemic is far from over, but Congress has decided to let benefits lapse for some 10 million peopleByMarie SolisPublishedSeptember 6, 2021Comments (18)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19Good News for Parents: A Covid Vaccine Could Be Approved for Children This WinterA member of Pfizer's board says the pharmaceutical company may submit an application as early as OctoberByMarie SolisPublishedAugust 30, 2021Comments (15)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19Workers Are Forcing Employers to Pay Them a Living WageNo thanks to the federal government, the average wage for service workers has exceeded $15/hour for the first timeByMarie SolisPublishedAugust 8, 2021Comments (55)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19Approximately One-Quarter of Domestic Care Workers Are Still Unemployed92% of domestic care workers are women — and women's participation in the workforce often relies on their laborByJustice NamastePublishedJuly 29, 2021Comments (1)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19Some Black Women Want to Keep Working from Home Because It's Microaggression-FreeRemote work hasn't solved all workplace problems, but some say it's helped.ByMarie SolisPublishedJuly 25, 2021Comments (21)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19Cutting Unemployment Benefits Isn't Solving AnythingOnce again, the solution is to raise people's wages!ByMarie SolisPublishedJune 28, 2021Comments (29)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19Flight Attendants Say Increased Passenger Violence and Aggression Is 'Unprecedented'Unsurprisingly, most of the incidents involved passengers refusing to put on their masksByJustice NamastePublishedJune 23, 2021Comments (71)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19Retail Workers Are Leaving Their Jobs En Masse Because They're Over Being Treated Like CrapMore retail workers are leaving their jobs than workers in any other industryByMarie SolisPublishedJune 22, 2021Comments (157)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19HAGS: It's a Boom Time for Teen Summer JobsWhen I was 17, on the tail end of my senior year in high school, I got my first job at a local Italian sandwich…ByMarie SolisPublishedMay 30, 2021Comments (12)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19School Closures and Lack of Childcare Weren't the Only Reasons Women Lost Jobs During CovidThe pandemic caused school closures and gaps in childcare around the world, but only in Canada and the United States…ByMarie SolisPublishedMay 30, 2021Comments (4)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19The Pandemic's Impact on Reproductive Care Isn't OverNicole, a 35-year-old OBGYN in Boston, works a few 24-hour shifts a month, sleeping in a small hospital room with…ByMolly OsbergPublishedJune 16, 2020Comments (1)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19'It's the Hardest Part of My Career': A Travel Nurse Working in a Covid-19 HospitalWork is changing, probably forever, as are ideas about whose labor counts. Clocking In is a series where we talk to…ByMolly OsbergPublishedMay 7, 2020Comments (7)
WorkCovid-19WorkCovid-19Clocking In: 'Would You Change My Mother’s Diaper for $10 an Hour?'Work is changing, probably forever, as are ideas about whose labor counts. Clocking In is a series where we talk to…ByMolly OsbergPublishedApril 27, 2020Comments (47)