Gretchen Livingston

Family-friendly flexible work policies can have great benefits, but not all workers have equal access.

The pandemic has shone a spotlight on many aspects of work and family obligations in the U.S. and the myriad ways in which these competing sets of responsibilities sometimes pose untenable trade-offs for working parents. The increase in job flexibilities and leave options during the pandemic made clear that in many cases, allowing such family-friendly work policies can facilitate a better quality of life for workers while also allowing them to successfully perform their jobs.

Oct. 21 marks Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day, a symbolic representation of the number of additional days Latina women must work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men earned the year before.

The Women’s Bureau has been asking women about their experiences during the pandemic and what support they need going forward. Here are their stories.

Even before COVID, many women needed time off but were not able to take it. Here's a look at the data.

Here are some key statistics about the 8.5 million Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women in the U.S.