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Wendy Chun-Hoon - Aug 03, 2022
Last week, I traveled to Birmingham, Alabama, to meet with workers, community organizations and local officials and understand how the city is getting organized to center gender and racial equity as we emerge from the pandemic. We met with Mayor Randall Woodfin, who earlier this year launched an initiative – Embrace Mothers – aimed at supporting single moms with a $375 monthly stipend over one year to ease their financial hardship and help offset the caregiving penalties they face as single parents in the workforce.
I got to meet Kimber Washington, who talked about the relief she felt to b
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Bureau of International Labor Affairs - Jul 29, 2022
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Tim Winter - Jul 22, 2022
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Stan Michalek - Jul 22, 2022
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Creating Pathways for Women to Good Jobs
Sarah Jane Glynn - Jul 21, 2022
Read about the recent trips made by Secretary Walsh, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and staff from the Women's Bureau. They made visits to Moore Community House in Jackson, Mississippi, Tools and Tiaras in New York and to Pennsylvania to visit WINC (Women In Nontraditional Careers) of Philadelphia Works.
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Ali Khawar - Jul 21, 2022
The Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration can help you plan for retirement with free resources on financial planning, employer-provided retirement plans, and more.
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Joelle Gamble - Jul 21, 2022
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