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The Breaking Point
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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Nov 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In March 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic became a global health crisis. But from it bore a whole set of complementary crises: an economic crisis and a caregiving crisis.The pandemic erased more than 30 years of gains in women’s labor force participation, while simultaneously leaving women to shoulder the majority of the family responsibilities. But the conditions for these crises existed long before COVID-19 hit American shores. How exactly did we get here?
Released:
Nov 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (28)
A Multiracial Democracy: This past summer, when #IAmASuburbanMom started trending across social media, its success hit especially close to home for our host, Julie. The hashtag, which arose in response to suburban women being used as reasons for police violence against protestors, was the result of years of on the ground organizing in Minnesota. But not just any organizing: multiracial organizing, which centers communities of color, while engaging a wide array of community members. It's a kind of organizing that requires "nice white ladies" to do our own work, and own our stake in building a more equitable country. by White Picket Fence