September 7, 2023
Surprising economists, after pandemic lows, the number of working women in the labor force with young children went up.
Surprising economists, after pandemic lows, the number of working women in the labor force with young children went up.
While we know that the pandemic gender gap grew, we need to look more closely at mothers to see who, how, why, and where.
By looking at counties with more opioid prescriptions, we can understand one reason that labor force participation rates are declining.
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As female labor force participation increased since the 1970s, so too has the income inequality that resulted from assortative mating of higher earners.