The lack of caregiving has forced women out of the labor force during the pandemic.Vice President Kamala Harris has called women's exodus from the workforce a"national emergency."Jobs are once again being added to the labor market and the economy is showing signs of recovery from the pandemic. But this recovery is not equal, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said President Joe Biden's infrastructure plan represents an opportunity to change that.
"You cannot have a strong workforce, a strong economy, and a strong democracy if women aren't included," RaimondoRaimondo is referring to the toll the pandemic has taken on women in particular, which Vice President Kamala Harris called"a national emergency" in anshe wrote in February. The latest monthly jobs data found that over 1.