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The Impact Of Covid-19 On Utah Women And Work: Childcare And Homeschooling, Chris Hartwell, Jared Hansen, Susan R. Madsen
The Impact Of Covid-19 On Utah Women And Work: Childcare And Homeschooling, Chris Hartwell, Jared Hansen, Susan R. Madsen
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The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020–2021 has impacted workers across the globe. Women have been disproportionately impacted during this time. At one point during the pandemic, a publication from the National Women’s Law Center reported that women dropped out of the workforce at a rate four times that of men. Utah has seen similar negative impacts on working women. The Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute at the University of Utah reported that from 2019 to 2020, jobs held by women declined at a rate more than double that of men, and unemployment rose more for females than males. One major reason …
Childcare: What Utahns Need To Know, Robbyn T. Scribner, Susan R. Madsen
Childcare: What Utahns Need To Know, Robbyn T. Scribner, Susan R. Madsen
Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications
Childcare is an important consideration for millions of American families; 71% of all women with children under 18 are in the labor force, comprising one-third of the total female workforce in the U. S. Further, childcare costs are becoming increasingly burdensome; in the U.S. generally, and in 33 states specifically (including Utah), the annual cost of childcare is higher than the cost of in-state tuition at a four-year public college. Although childcare is a family and community issue, women often bear the primary responsibility for managing childcare, and, in the case of female heads of household, women may carry both …
Childcare: Impact Recommendation Report, Erin Jemison, Susan R. Madsen
Childcare: Impact Recommendation Report, Erin Jemison, Susan R. Madsen
Marketing and Strategy Faculty Publications
Participants: Ann Austin (Center for Women & Gender, USU), Todd Harper (Wee Care Center, UVU), Jennifer Lynn Robinson (Gardner Policy Institute, U of U), Anna Bergevin (Gardner Policy Institute, U of U), Shauna Lower (University of Utah), Bree Murphy (YWCA Utah LEEEC), Kathy Link (Utah Office of Childcare), Anne Burkholder (YWCA Utah), Erin Jemison (YWCA Utah), Susan Madsen (UWLP, UVU), Leah Schilling (USU) Categories Current Resources/Strengths Gaps/Challenges Potential Interventi