Why U.S. women are leaving the workforce in record numbers
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University of Kansas professor Misty Heggeness joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to explain why women, especially mothers, are leaving the workforce, and how return-to-office mandates and rising childcare costs are playing a role.
Breakdown
- For every man entering the workforce since January, four women have left. 3s
- 212,000 women stopped working or looking for work, compared to 44,000 men who gained jobs. 14s
- The percentage of working mothers with young children has dropped each month since January. 18s
- Rollbacks in work-from-home policies and rising child care costs are major factors. 39s
- The US is the only advanced economy where women's workforce participation is declining. 1m 4s