The She-cession Crisis: Policy Meets Reality

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🗓️ 23 February 2021

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On this bonus episode of Skimm This, we're following up our interview with Vice President Kamala Harris by diving into a topic that's been on our minds for a while now: the “she-cession,” a.k.a. how women have been impacted by the economic recession caused by the pandemic. First up: We’ll hear how about the difficulties two Skimm’rs are facing juggling parenting and work. Then: Our expert guests put those stories in context and share some of the other experiences they’re hearing about around the country. Next: The panel reacts to the White House’s COVID relief proposal and discusses the difference between “band-aid” solutions and long-term economic reform. Later: We’ll discuss the importance of paid family leave and whether a $15 minimum wage will get women back to work. Finally: Our guests share advice and strategies for changing workplace policies to benefit parents. Want to share your she-cession story? Email us at audio@theskimm.com. Or call and leave us a voicemail at (646) 461-6470. On this episode, you’ll hear from: Cherita Ellens, CEO, Women Employed Kathryn Edwards, labor market economist, the RAND Corporation Skimm'r Faith Skimm'r Bergen Want more Skimm? Sign up for our free daily newsletter Email us your questions about what’s going on in the news right now Subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts Skimm'd by Alex Carr and Luke Vargas. With additional support from Peter Bonaventure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to a bonus episode of Schim this.
0:05.4	Today, we're diving into a topic that's been on our minds for a while now.
0:09.6	The She-Session, aka How Women Have Been Impacted by The Economic Recession Caused By The
0:15.0	Pandemic.
0:16.0	A few weeks ago, we spoke to Vice President Kamala Harris about how the Biden administration
0:20.7	plans to tackle the crisis.
0:22.8	And we wanted to hear what our audience thought of the administration's plan.
0:26.2	So we asked for your stories.
0:28.3	Faith and Bergen were two of the skimmers who responded and joined us in a conversation
0:32.6	with two experts.
0:34.3	One of those experts was Catherine Edwards, an economist at the Rand Corporation, whose
0:38.3	research focuses on employment and unemployment, financial decision-making, and labor markets
0:43.4	among other areas.
0:45.2	You probably heard her on the show before.
0:47.9	We were also joined by Shereeda Ellen's, the CEO of Women Employed, a Chicago-based organization
0:53.3	that's dedicated to establishing equity for women in the workforce, through affecting
0:57.4	policy change and advocating for women at work.
1:00.4	You'll hear from them in just a second.
1:04.5	Before we get into our conversation, we just wanted to take a moment to say that everyone
1:08.6	has their own story.
1:10.3	And in no way does this conversation represent every or even a lot of the experiences that
1:15.0	women have had during this pandemic.
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