According to a CNN report, just over 450,000 women have left the U.S. workforce since January. Nearly 300,000 of those women are Black.
In the report, burnout is cited as a major reason for leaving a job, particularly when children are involved.
Child care remains unaffordable for many, with the Economic Policy Institute putting the lowest cost per year of child care at just under $7,000, and the most at nearly $30,000.
Wisconsin’s median annual cost for infant care is nearly $17,000, or 16% of median family income. Advocates have called for more state investment in child care to provide relief to families and providers.
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Women also still face stark wage disparities.
