Only during World War II, when women were in urgent need of factory and office fees to replace men in the military, did the government establish a far-reaching federally subsidized network of nurseries and child care centers in almost every state. Once the war was over, there was support.
An Arizona Democrat, Senator Carl Hayden, testified, “You can’t make a satisfying mother work in a war factory if she cares about her children, and you can’t run wild on the streets without hurting future generations.” . ” 1943.
Women make up about half of the country’s workforce. They range from entry-level to professional, live in urban, suburban and rural areas and often care for toddlers and teens. But the burden of the epidemic has fallen on low-income and minority women and single mothers.
Members of these overlapping groups always have the most unpredictable schedules, and have the least benefits, and are able to minimize childcare. They fill most of the essential jobs that cannot be done from home and, therefore, are most at risk of exposure to the virus. At the same time, they make up the disproportionate share of the service industries that have lost the most jobs. The unemployment rate is 9.2 percent for black women and 9 percent for Hispanic women.
When household jobs dried up due to the epidemic, Andre Poe Perescola, Fl. About 45 minutes drive from Orange Range Beach, Ala. Found a cleaning job at a resort in, where she and her 14-year-old daughter were. , Cheyenne Po, the eldest daughter, went to live with her fianc and their five children.
Families were behind the rent and threatened to evacuate when Hurricane Sally crashed on the coast in September. To avoid the flood, they drove in two cars. Went, and spent five nights in the Walmart parking lot.
Now Ms. Poe and Cheyenne, who are 15 years old, live in a room in her mother’s trailer in Peoria, Ariz.
