… Liana Christin Landivar is a sociologist and faculty affiliate at the Maryland Population
Research Center. Landivar's research focuses on occupations and women's employment and she …

In this data visualization, the authors examine how the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
crisis in the United States has affected labor force participation, unemployment, and work …

After decades of growth, women's labor force participation stagnated in the 2000s, prompting
widespread interest in work–family balance and opting out. However, much of the research …

Head Home. In this book, Stone dissects the narratives of several dozen women who were in
elite professional employment, but left the labor force some time after having children. All of …

Industry, government, and academic leaders cite increasing the science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce as a top concern. The National Academy of …

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended in-person public education across the United States,
a critical infrastructure of care that parents—especially mothers—depend on to work. To …

As communication and information technologies advance, workers are increasingly able to
perform work at home. Since work is often more than simply a means of making a living, but …

Public schools in the United States saw unprecedented reductions to in-person instruction
during the 2020–2021 school year. Using the Elementary School Operating Status database, …

As a cultural ideal, hegemonic masculinity positions men as breadwinners in the gender
order—a position that systematically benefits men and disadvantages women. Because …

Access to affordable childcare is crucial to mothers’ employment. Yet, childcare costs and
access to Head Start, childcare subsidies, and state-funded preschool vary dramatically across …