{"id":92487,"date":"2021-03-22T13:00:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T17:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/?p=92487"},"modified":"2021-10-09T16:56:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T20:56:22","slug":"women-in-crisis-ncrc-launches-a-popup-publishing-series-about-americas-first-female-recession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/women-in-crisis-ncrc-launches-a-popup-publishing-series-about-americas-first-female-recession\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in Crisis: NCRC launches a popup publishing series about America\u2019s First Female Recession."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"92487\" class=\"elementor elementor-92487\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-515f12ae elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"515f12ae\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;72cd473&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24fa49a6\" data-id=\"24fa49a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-481c7dc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"481c7dc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A year ago, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been one difficult year, and the COVID-19 crisis radically altered the social and economic fabric of the United States. This past year, we experienced lockdown orders, witnessed food bank lines wrapped around blocks and most of the nation\u2019s students moved to virtual-only education.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have felt unbearable sadness at the inequity of social conditions that powered the pandemic, and the profound shock of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#datatracker-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">over 530,000 deaths<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (and counting). For many, this past year was an emotional and economic roller coaster, taking an unbearable toll on many across the country.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But if there\u2019s one group who suffered the most significant social and economic impacts during this national health crisis, it was undoubtedly women, and especially Black and Brown women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since March 2020, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/02\/08\/womens-labor-force-participation-rate-hit-33-year-low-in-january-2021.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0over 2.3 million women<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have left the workforce. This past February 2021, the labor force participation rate for women in the U.S. was 57%, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nwlc.org\/resources\/january-jobs-day-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lowest rate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> since the late 1980s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women have left the workforce for a multitude of reasons:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overrepresentation in industries significantly affected by COVID-19<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caregiving responsibilities<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little to no flexibility at work<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical and mental health effects<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wage and wealth gaps<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Women of color, many of whom may be essential workers, are vital contributors to both their families and their communities, but enduring inequalities powered by racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination and bias have long contributed to an uneven playing field. Black and Brown women have both the intersectionality of gender and race to navigate, making the ability to earn fair wages, save for emergencies and retirement, live in a \u201cgood\u201d zip code and access adequate health services all the more challenging.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our identities are multilayered, our approach must be intersectional just like these issues.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, as the one-year mark of this <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">she-cession<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Women\u2019s History Month coincide, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we\u2019re launching a popup publishing series to sort through all the ways women have been impacted by the pandemic and economic fallout. Over the coming weeks, we\u2019ll publish essays from NCRC staff, members, local leaders and national partners who can <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">give a voice to the concerns, issues and solutions for women, specifically Black, indigenous and women of color, who have been living through and managing this health and economic crisis for the past year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our hope is that this series starts our conversation on this vital topic, as we lead up to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/conference\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just Economy Conference<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in May, which will include a session on this same theme: <\/span><b><i>Women in Crisis: America\u2019s First Female Recession<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn More &amp; Register: <a href=\"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just Economy Conference<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/tag\/covid-women\/\">The series<\/a> begins with Sally Sim, a research consultant for NCRC&#8217;s race, wealth and community team, and the Chief of Race, Wealth and Community Dedrick Asante-Muhammad. <a href=\"https:\/\/ncrc.org\/women-of-color-wealth-and-covid-19\/\">Their piece<\/a> looks at women of color\u2019s wealth and how COVID-19 is reducing what little there was to begin with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">We know a few conference sessions and blog posts are not enough to talk about all the ways the pandemic has impacted women and possible solutions. Share your thoughts, concerns, hopes and possible solutions in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forum.ncrc.org\/c\/discuss\/women-in-crisis-america-s-first-female-recession\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Just Economy Forum<\/a>\u00a0or on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jamboard.google.com\/d\/11tPRT0Cny0bXjpPtY5zI5EShHR2wjehFlJSvccgXVoQ\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">Jamboard<\/a>. While discussion in the Just Economy Forum is limited to NCRC and Just Club members, Jamboard is open to the public.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21b852c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21b852c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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Stigma and Financial Services Deserts<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"jet-smart-listing-loading\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b695c3e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b695c3e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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