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I was my partner's caregiver when he had cancer. After he finished treatment, we broke up.
When my partner was diagnosed with cancer, I became his caregiver. We broke up after his treatment …
Annie Burdick
4 mins read
I'm an elder caregiver who's faced death and isolation during the pandemic. I don't have time to think about work-life balance.
When one of Sonia Rivas' clients died amid lockdowns, she did everything she could to keep his grie…
Casey Kleczek
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140,000 American children lost a caregiver to the pandemic, deepening the childcare crisis
About one in 500 kids lost a parent or caregiver from COVID-19, showing the pandemic's devastating …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Confessions of caregiver burnout: 5 women dealing with childcare and family needs reveal how the pandemic pushed them to a breaking point
As a small-business owner and single mom of a 5-year-old, she'd spent the first six months of the p…
Madison Hoff,Laura Casado
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My mom's death broke me. It also taught me that in our work-centric culture, even grief has a time limit.
When writer Julie Peck's mom died, she got access to mental-health resources she never had for her …
Julie Peck
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A scientist mom did a CNN interview surrounded by toys, and shared the photo to show the 'impossible' situation working parents face
Gretchen Goldman, a scientist, was interviewed on CNN. Since she's working remotely with 2 young ki…
Eleanor Goldberg Fox
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Meet the 'sandwich generation': Financially strapped Gen Xers helping out both their parents and their children
People in their 40s often care for their own kids in addition to an aging parent, per Pew. It can b…
Hillary Hoffower
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Some working mothers have been more productive during the pandemic. It's because their partners started pitching in at home.
A new study finds moms whose partners have stepped up at home are more productive at work. The pand…
Shana Lebowitz
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JPMorgan CEO says remote work isn't good for young people and managers, but can be 'perfectly reasonable' for coders and women with caregiver concerns
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said remote work can help women because the pandemic "taught us the burden…
Insider Inc.
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Amazon just rolled out a bunch of perks for working parents, like customized scheduling, caregiver support, and up to 20 weeks of parental leave
Millions of workers - mostly women - have been driven out of the labor force by competing demands b…
Dominick Reuter
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Employers aren't doing enough for working parents, and it's making the labor crisis worse
In the race to return to normal, many parents - especially mothers - are feeling pushed out of thei…
Dominick Reuter
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JOIN OUR LIVE EVENT ON OCTOBER 14: What employers can do to support working parents right now
As organizations struggle to retain employees, the strain on parents and caregivers is no small iss…
Rebecca Knight
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Workplaces need to finally support fathers as caregivers
Moms have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. It's time for workplaces to let fathers…
Josh Levs
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3 things keeping workers from coming back - and federal unemployment benefits aren't one of them
There are a few intriguing pieces to the labor puzzle - and it's not just unemployment, Rob Kaplan,…
Juliana Kaplan
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A study of 57,000 childcare providers found no risk of increased COVID-19 spread between kids and adults
Exposure to childcare settings doesn't appear to add to adults' risks of contracting COVID-19, as l…
Andrea Michelson
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Things you should never say to someone who's lost a loved-one to cancer, and what to say instead
Be prepared to support your friend through anger and sadness, American Cancer Society's director fo…
Julia Naftulin
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Midwest nursing care company owes caregivers $3 million in overtime wages after 'systematically' violating wage laws for two decades, federal investigation says
Nursing homes have lost 15.2% of its total workforce since 2019, according to the American Health C…
Hannah Towey
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Biden's plan to invest $775 billion in caregiving shows US politicians are finally taking unpaid labor — most of which is done by women — seriously
The Democratic presidential candidate's plan is a good first step — but it still might not be enoug…
Shana Lebowitz,May Teng
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3 working moms detail when the pressures of motherhood and hustle culture reached a breaking point during the pandemic: 'She was repeating what she'd heard me say on so many Zoom calls'
These moms balanced Zoom meetings and energetic toddlers, online learning and project deadlines. Fo…
Fortesa Latifi
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A 25-year-old became the caregiver for 5 siblings after her mother died of COVID-19
Mayra Millan died from COVID-19, leaving her 6 children on their own. Her daughter, 25-year-old Van…