Labor Day 2021 will look very different for millions of working mothers than it did last year. Is declining women’s labor force participation due to the pandemic still really a problem? Do we expect more women to return to work when schools fully reopen? Tune in to the policy discussion moderated by Patrice Onwuka, director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at Independent Women’s Forum, to find out the answers to these questions and more.
Resources from the discussion
NeW Op-ed: Amid Lockdowns, Their Children Brought These Mothers Joy And A New Way Of Life
NeW Op-ed: This is no time for a feminist reordering of the economy
Childcare
Heritage Congressional Testimony: The Role of Childcare in an Equitable Post-Pandemic Economy
Heritage Report: Why President Biden’s Government Solutions Would Actually Weaken the Infrastructure of American Families
Heritage/IWF Op-Ed: The Unintended Consequences of the American Families Plan
AEI Report: Childcare and the Pandemic
AEI Blog: Biden’s Plan Backtracks on Childcare
AEI Blog: Childcare Not to Blame for Employment Troubles
AEI Statement on Childcare Policy
IWF Blog: Two Truths and a Lie: The Return on Investment of Government’s Childcare Subsidies
Paid Leave
AEI Blog: Paid Leave During the Pandemic
AEI Report: Does the US Need a Paid Leave Law After the Pandemic
AEI Report: Designing a Paid Leave Policy to Support Our Most Vulnerable Workers
Heritage Report: The Fiscal Effects of a Federal Paid Family Leave Program, Yet Another Unfunded Entitlement
Heritage Report: Americans Want a National Paid Family Leave Program—But Not If They Have to Pay For It: New Survey
IWF Report: Avoiding Paid Leave Pitfalls
IWF Resource Center: Earned Leave Plan
Flexibility
IWF One-Pager: Takeaways: The PRO Act
IWF Op-ed: Women’s Workplace Gains will Suffer Under the PRO Act
NeW Op-ed: California needs to reform nurse licensing requirements