Leaders of the immigrant advocacy group CASA of Maryland say they would likeMontgomery County to create a day labor center specifically for women, citing growing interest from immigrant women in ...

Another piece of data from Friday’s jobs report that’s worth talking about: The labor force participation rate for women who are considered to be of “prime working age” — in the mid-20s to mid-50s — ...

COLUMBIA - Women are powering a resilient, post-pandemic labor market. July marked the fifth month in a row that women made up more than half the national gain in nonfarm jobs. The labor force ...

The national unemployment rate increased from 3.5% to 3.8% last month, but for a positive reason: The labor force participation rate, which is the share of people either working or looking for work, ...

A new analysis argues that this daily work of processing and cooking food helped reshape human bodies and social life. It explores how fire, tools, and cooperation driven by women changed humans’ ...

Mothers with young children are helping to lead a spike in female participation in the labor force, according to a new study from a D.C.-based think tank. The Hamilton Project, an economic policy ...

An estimated 5,000 women craft workers attended the annual Tradeswomen Build Nations conference in New Orleans Sept. 28-29, including about 600 members of the Laborers' International Union of North ...

Gallup and the International Labor Organization (ILO) recently released a landmark report on global attitudes toward women and work. Based on a study conducted across 142 countries and territories, ...

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