Women exited the U.S. labor force at a record pace in 2025. A national survey by Catalyst reveals caregiving pressures as the main driver for women leaving the workplace.

During the pandemic, over two million women left the workforce, many of whom were forced to leave their jobs in the absence of reliable childcare. It took years for female workers to recover from ...

Women make up less than 5% of the construction trades - professions such as carpenter, electrician and plumber. President Trump wants to grow the industry, but there are fears women could be further ...

A new bill will head to Congress to prevent women from being turned away or sent home from a hospital while in active labor, after a video circulated of a Black woman writhing in pain at an Indiana ...

In 2025, however, it appears that the gains that women had made in recent years started to slip away. In the first half of the year, about 212,000 women exited the workforce, and there was a marked ...

Some labor unions say they're committed to growing the share of women in construction jobs, even as President Trump rolls back policies that opened doors for women. Women make up less than 5% of the ...