About 3 million women have left the workforce since the Covid pandemic began, and getting them back would help grow the economy, the White House said.
About 3 million women have left the workforce since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"I never thought we would be where we are right now," said Bhattacharya, who wants to get her kids vaccinated and to find quality, affordable child care before she goes back into the workforce. "If we were to increase our labor force attachment, especially of women and caregivers, this would have a significant effect on U.S. economic growth," said Heather Boushey, a member of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
The Biden administration has proposed sweeping changes to shore up what Democrats call the "care economy," including universal pre-K, paid family leave, a cap on child care costs to a percentage of household income, and expansion of the child tax credit. Conservatives say the Biden proposals are an overcorrection to what is happening now. Instead, they support a more targeted approach.
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