Q&A on How the COVID-19 Recession Will Impact Gen Z
I’m Amy Matsui, Director of Income Security at NWLC. My job is to advocate for improving the economic security of women – and especially low- and moderate-income women – and their families. As such,...
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A Lifetime’s Worth of Benefits: The Effects of Affordable, High-Quality Child...
This report, co-authored by National Women’s Law Center and the Center on Poverty and Social Policy, examines and quantifies the impact that child care for all could have on women’s lifetime earnings...
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Over a Year Into the Pandemic, Women Still Face Economic, Housing, and Food...
This factsheet provides an analysis of week 26 (March 3, 2021 – March 15, 2021) of the U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey measuring the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on households. It...
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Raising Revenues to Rebuild an Economy that Works for Everyone
The COVID-19 recession has exposed deep racial and gender inequities in our economy, and we need significant and sustained public investments to address the inequities and build an equitable recovery....
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By the Numbers: Data on Key Programs for the Well-Being of Women & Their...
Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession have devastated the financial security of many families. But even prior to the pandemic, economic insecurity was a common experience...
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Women of Color Would Be Hardest Hit If Eviction Protections End
This factsheet provides an analysis of week 30 (May 12, 2021 – May 24, 2021) of the U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey measuring the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on households. It...
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Women of Color Use Their Advance Child Tax Credit to Cover Food Costs
This factsheet provides an analysis of week 34 (July 21, 2021 – August 2, 2021) of the U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey measuring the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on households. It...
View ArticleIn 2020, More than 12.6 Million Women and Girls Lacked Health Insurance;...
(Washington, D.C.) Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released new data on health insurance, poverty, and income from 2020. More than 12.6 million women were left without health coverage last year, putting...
View ArticleWhy We Cannot Take The 2020 Wage Gap and Health Insurance Data at Face Value
Every September, the National Women’s Law Center analyzes national wage gap, poverty, and health insurance data from the previous calendar year by gender, race, and ethnicity, among other...
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National Snapshot: Poverty Among Women & Families, 2021
The poverty rate increased between 2019 and 2020 – unsurprisingly given the health and economic shock brought on by COVID-19. But a key takeaway from this year’s data is that critical programs such as...
View ArticleNWLC Analysis of U.S. Census Bureau COVID-19 Household Pulse Surveys
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Black, non-Hispanic Women and Latinas Are More Likely to Be in Households...
This factsheet provides an analysis of week 39 (September 29, 2021 – October 11, 2021) of the U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey measuring the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on...
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