Lauren Hogan

Aug 28, 2024 | tcf.org | Lea Woods |Lauren Hogan |Julie Kashen |Laura Valle-Gutierrez

Jobs numbers from spring and summer 2024 have reflected higher employment rates for prime-working-age women than ever in history. Moms with children under age 5 have been the most rapidly growing segment of the labor force. At the same time, child care prices are rising faster than inflation, child care programs are having trouble hiring and retaining early educators, and, in too many communities, child care programs are closing down.

Jul 9, 2024 | tcf.org | Julie Kashen |Lea Woods |Lauren Hogan |Vina Smith-Ramakrishnan

Health coverage plays a critical role in enabling women to access health care. It can alleviate some of health care’s financial burden and often determines whether or not individuals seek care at all. For example, before the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), nearly half (48 percent) of women ages 19–64 reported delaying medical care due to cost, but this number has dropped by more than 40 percent (to only 28 percent) since the law was enacted.