916,000 jobs were added in March. Women accounted for an overwhelming majority of newly employed workers. @POTUS and I called the mass exodus of women from the workforce a national emergency that demands a national solution. With these numbers, we know our response is working.
The American Rescue Plan was designed with women in mind: $1,400 checks, assistance for childcare, expanded tax credits, and support for small businesses. This plan is already helping women across the country get back on their feet.
Our national vaccination program is making big progress getting shots in arms—saving lives, helping schools reopen, and giving people confidence that we can defeat this virus.
The American Jobs Plan, a plan that says care infrastructure for our kids and parents is critical infrastructure, will help bring millions of women back into the workforce.
We’re on the right track, but we have more work to do. There are still 1.8 million fewer women in the workforce than before pandemic, and over 5 million women who can’t work due to childcare issues.
We can’t stop until every woman who wants a job has a good job. Because when we lift up women, we lift up our families, our communities, and our entire country is better off.
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