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America's Working Women
57% of American women participate in the labor force. That's 1,140 working women per 2,000 women, or 570 per 2,000 total population. Progress is real, but equality remains incomplete.
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Female labor participation in the US peaked at around 60% in 2000 and has never fully recovered. The absence of universal childcare and paid parental leave is the structural explanation. American women are more educated than ever — and yet the country ranks near the bottom of wealthy nations for translating that education into workforce participation.
See also: How Far School Actually Took ThemSources
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- Intl. OrgWorld Bank Gender Data Portal - Female Labor Participation2024
- OfficialBureau of Labor Statistics - Women in the Labor Force2023
- Intl. OrgOECD Statistics - US Labor Force2023