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For Immediate Release
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Karen Conner, conner@cepr.net

The Mother's Day Shecession Class Divide in the US

WASHINGTON

Working-class mothers experienced the largest decline in employment and the largest labor force exodus between 2019 and 2020. The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) published today an illustration of what that looks like.

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This illustration helps to put in context CEPR's recent analysis of the uneven distribution of the pandemic-induced "shecession." The overall decline of women in the labor force shows a class-based dividing line, with working-class mothers disproportionately pushed out.

The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) was established in 1999 to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives. In order for citizens to effectively exercise their voices in a democracy, they should be informed about the problems and choices that they face. CEPR is committed to presenting issues in an accurate and understandable manner, so that the public is better prepared to choose among the various policy options.

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