copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2021-01-11): US employers cut 140,000 jobs in December, all of which were held by women, according to government data released on Jan. 8. Women accounted for 111% of December’s employment losses and lost 156,000 jobs, while men gained 16,000, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) found. [...] Women of color, who are more likely to work in industries that lack paid sick leave and work from home flexibility, were especially impacted by job losses, according to CNN. Roughly 154,000 Black women left the workforce in December, which was the largest one month drop since the beginning of the pandemic in March and April 2020, NWLC found. Latinx women currently have the highest unemployment rate at 9.1% followed by Black women at 8.4%. Meanwhile, white women have the lowest unemployment rate at 5.7%. While economists advise against putting too much weight into one month’s employment rates, according to CNN, women have steadily experienced losses throughout the year. Women have lost 5.4 million jobs, or more than half of all jobs since February, compared to 4.4 million job losses for men, according to NWLC. While women started the year holding 50.03% of jobs, they ended the year holding 860,000 fewer jobs than men.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2024-02-05): The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) December jobs report, released January 7, provides some good news for the state of the nation’s economic recovery, yet the increase in jobs was lower than expected and disparities remain across race and gender. [...] Table 1 shows the U.S. unemployment rate by race for the three-month period between October and December 2021. The unemployment rates for white people (3.2%), Asian American people (3.8%) and Latino or Hispanic people (4.9%) declined in December. The unemployment rate for Black people, however, increased from 6.5% in November to 7.1% in December. [...] December’s jobs report shows positive trends at the aggregate level in terms of employment, labor force participation, and added jobs. Nevertheless, the growing racial disparity in employment underscores that the economic recovery is still being impeded by systemic bias against Black workers—particularly, Black women and Black teens.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2021-01-09): The U.S. Economy Lost 140,000 Jobs In December. All Were Held by Women 2020 HAD to squeeze in such an awful last month, didn't it. 2020 really HAD to kick us while we were down: New data released today finds that the U.S. economy lost 140,000 jobs in December—and all of them were held by women. The research, released today by the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, shows a bleak and deteriorating picture of the state of the U.S. economy. Despite the fact that mass vaccine distribution is on the horizon, U.S. businesses cut a staggering 140,000 jobs in December. As CNN discovered, in net numbers, women lost 156,000 jobs, while men gained 16,000...meaning women accounted for every job loss in the month. [...] Black women specifically have suffered most by job loss and unemployment. Not only are Black Americans more likely to suffer from COVID-related health problems and die from the diseases, but many Black women are being financially impacted the hardest. An additional report finds that Black and Latina women lost jobs in December, while white women gained more jobs.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2021-01-10): The December jobs report was shocking, even to experts who have been closely monitoring unemployment during the pandemic. The U.S. economy lost 140,000 jobs in December, marking the first rise in unemployment since May. Women lost 156,000 jobs, while men gained 16,000 jobs. [...] The demographics of those affected by December job losses were far less surprising. When the coronavirus crippled the economy in March, women of color were hit first and hardest. Disproportionately represented in service and hospitality — industries hamstrung by the coronavirus — Black women and Latinas are also far more likely than White women to be forced out of the workforce by the current child-care crisis, Holder said. With many schools and day cares still closed, working in jobs that cannot be done remotely, they are often left with no choice. [...] Black women and Latinas are disproportionately affected by the behavior of those who can work from home, said Kristen Broady, an economics fellow at the Brookings Institution. When office workers don’t go to the office, she said, they don’t need the baristas, cooks, dry cleaners and custodial staff that used to help them through the workday.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2021-01-12): Meanwhile, a separate survey of households, which includes self-employed workers, showed an even wider gender disparity. It also highlighted another painful reality: Blacks and Latinas lost jobs in December, while White women made significant gains. [...] Economists often warn against reading too much into a single month, but December's job losses capped off an already awful year for working women - particularly women of color. [...] Among women, Latinas currently have the highest unemployment rate at 9.1%, followed by Black women at 8.4%. White women have the lowest unemployment rate at 5.7%.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2021-12-03): Women of nearly all races and ethnicities face higher rates of poverty than their male counterparts. (see Figure 1) The highest rates of poverty are experienced by American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) women, Black women, and Latinas. About 1 in 4 AIAN women live in poverty—the highest rate of poverty among women or men of any racial or ethnic group. Black women, Latinas, and AIAN women are also disproportionately represented among women living in poverty. (see Figure 2) While Latinas represent 18.1 percent of all women in the U.S. population, they constitute 27.1 percent of women in poverty. Similarly, Black women represent 22.3 percent of women in poverty but make up only 12.8 percent of all women in the U.S. population. [...] provider closures, which are also likely contributing to the higher job losses among women.31
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2024-03-03): Sarah Godlewski stated on January 9, 2021 in Twitter: "It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. Sarah Godlewski stated on March 3, 2024 in Public appearance: "When it comes to how many votes (President) Joe Biden won, it was literally less than a few votes per ward." Sarah Godlewski stated on February 21, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: "One of my responsibilities as Secretary of State is to countersign acts passed by the legislature & signed into law by Gov. Evers." Sarah Godlewski stated on May 8, 2022 in Newspaper opinion piece: "Fifty-four percent of Wisconsinites live in a child care desert." Sarah Godlewski stated on April 1, 2022 in Twitter: "Ron Johnson is trying to let insurance companies deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions like cancer, depression, pregnancy, diabetes—or even COVID." Sarah Godlewski stated on February 18, 2022 in Campaign statement: "Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019." Sarah Godlewski stated on February 6, 2021 in a tweet: "On average, 17% of a family’s income goes towards child care in Wisconsin." Sarah Godlewski stated on January 9, 2021 in Twitter: "It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2023-07-20): Why Women Still Can’t Have It All [...] Millions of other working women face much more difficult life circumstances. Some are single mothers; many struggle to find any job; others support husbands who cannot find jobs. Many cope with a work life in which good day care is either unavailable or very expensive; school schedules do not match work schedules; and schools themselves are failing to educate their children. Many of these women are worrying not about having it all, but rather about holding on to what they do have. And although women as a group have made substantial gains in wages, educational attainment, and prestige over the past three decades, the economists Justin Wolfers and Betsey Stevenson have shown that women are less happy today than their predecessors were in 1972, both in absolute terms and relative to men. [...] At the core of all this is self-interest. Losing smart and motivated women not only diminishes a company’s talent pool; it also reduces the return on its investment in training and mentoring. In trying to address these issues, some firms are finding out that women’s ways of working may just be better ways of working, for employees and clients alike.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2023-06-06): This is a remarkable development, given the astonishing prevalence of obesity, especially in the United States, where more than 40 percent of adults are obese and an additional 30 percent are overweight, and given the failure of measures less drastic than bariatric surgery to produce lasting results. [...] And forgive me for phrasing it this way, but that’s really the two-ton elephant in the room. [...] The phenomenon, moreover, is not distributed evenly through society. Almost half of Black adults are obese, compared with 45.6 percent of Hispanic adults and 41 percent of non-Hispanic Whites. Relatedly, obesity is generally correlated with both educational attainment and socioeconomic status: Men and women with college degrees are less apt to be obese than those with less education. Same for those with higher earnings.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2021-10-15): Women made gains in representation last year, but burnout is still on the rise In spite of the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, women’s representation had improved across most of the corporate pipeline at the end of 2020. This is an encouraging sign—and worth recognizing after an incredibly difficult year. But there are also persistent gaps in the pipeline: promotions at the first step up to manager3 are not equitable, and women of color lose ground in representation at every level. There is still a "broken rung" at the first step up to manager. Since 2016, we have seen the same trend: women are promoted to manager at far lower rates than men, and this makes it nearly impossible for companies to lay a foundation for sustained progress at more senior levels. Additionally, the gains in representation for women overall haven’t translated to gains for women of color. Women of color continue to lose ground at every step in the pipeline—between the entry level and the C-suite, the representation of women of color drops off by more than 75 percent. As a result, women of color account for only 4 percent of C-suite leaders, a number that hasn’t moved significantly in the past three years.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2022-04-07): In December 2020, for instance, while men gained 16,000 jobs, women lost 156,000 jobs. That same month, unemployment percentages from NWLC showed Latinas and Black women were most impacted. [...] In 2021, the Center for American Progress reported for every dollar a white man makes, white women made 79 cents; Black women made 64 cents; and Hispanic women made 57 cents. In 2019, according to CAP, Native women made 60 cents on that dollar. [...] But, "it wasn't a success or a victory that was experienced uniformly by all women. Poor women, racial minority women, Black women, Latina women historically were not able to stay home and not work outside of the home," Brewster said. "So poor women and Black women have always worked outside of the home."
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2018-12-28): But as Steckel’s situation suggests, that’s no longer the reality for many — indeed, most — people. [...] Across major industrial sectors and regions of the country, more than half of older workers experience involuntarily separations. The same is true across sexes, races and ethnicities, although a larger share of older African-American and Hispanic workers than whites are forced out of work by poor health and family crises, the data shows. This could indicate that minority workers are more likely to have jobs that take a bigger toll on health. [...] Ariana Tobin contributed to this report.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2023-09-01): Still, not all workers have had equal access to that changed workplace landscape. Though they have made gains, Black women, in particular, have recovered more slowly considering how hard they were hit by job loss at the start of the pandemic. [...] What is clear is that Black women are still experiencing an unemployment rate that is about twice that of White women, and one that rose in the spring and has continued to hover above 5 percent through the summer. In August, it dropped slightly to 4.7 percent. White women’s unemployment rate last month was 2.9 percent, compared with 2.7 percent in February 2020. [...] Black women historically have been in jobs that already are volatile to weaknesses in the labor market, predominantly service and retail sector jobs including as servers and cashiers. Earlier this year, headlines spread about Black unemployment levels hitting historic lows, but when those statistics are decoupled, those gains were really for Black men and not Black women, said Michelle Holder, associate professor of economics at City University of New York.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2023-09-29): WORK IT: Women with Jobs Who are the majority of women workers? Most are from lower income, working-class families. Most are single. But some are married, especially immigrants and African American women. White middle-class women might be stymied by the question of how to have a career AND a marriage, but black women have been doing it out of necessity for centuries. More than 50% of adult black women worked in 1920; 33% of married black women are ladies of business, compared to only 6% of married white women. [...] That all sounds pretty good, right? Right… except these jobs aren’t open to everyone. Because popular culture portrayed clerical jobs as desirable roles for young, educated, white girls, that’s exactly who ends up getting them. Clerical workers need to be literate and numerate, so many businesses require a high school diploma, a college degree, or some sort of commercial school training (like a typing course certificate). These requirements exclude many black and immigrant women. Similarly, although telephone operator is one of the fastest growing positions of the era, (there were over 170,000 female operators by 1920), black women are largely kept out of the industry. Immigrant women are also excluded because many have accents, and operators are expected to have perfect elocution. So, you know, it’s good work, if you can get it.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2004-02-01): Example: A boss sexually harasses only staff who are racialized women. Men and White women are not the targets of this behaviour. [...] Example: A Black person from England and a White person from England would likely have different racial experiences, although they have the same ethnic origin. [...] Denying or restricting employment opportunities because of gender identity is a violation of the Code.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2022-04-08): Gender and Racial Equity Women and people of color are disproportionately confined to minimum wage jobs, specifically in the healthcare and service industries, providing little opportunity for upward mobility and building wealth. Women compose the majority of low-wage workers making less than $11 per hour and almost 80 percent of the lowest wage workers making less than $10 per hour. Black and Latina women are far more likely than white women to hold these kinds of jobs. More than half of African American workers and almost 60 percent of Latinx workers make less than $15. While the overall number of Americans making $15 or less per hour is going down, the proportion of Black and Latina women continues to increase in this category. It is no surprise then that Black (21.7 percent) and Latinx (17.2 percent) households experienced food insecurity at rates triple and double that of White (7.1 percent) households in 2020.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2022-04-25): This report shows that younger workers, women workers, workers with lower levels of educational attainment, and Black, Hispanic, and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) workers faced far greater job losses than other groups during the economy’s pandemic-driven contraction. Part-time and nonunion workers, as well as workers in leisure and hospitality industries and service occupations, also faced disproportionately higher job losses. After adjusting for the resulting compositional changes in the labor market, we find that wage growth between 2019 and 2020 was slower and wage growth between 2020 and 2021 was faster than a nonadjusted data examination suggest. [...] These tables clearly show the dramatic changes in the composition of the workforce over the past two years. Between 2019 and 2020, women workers and Black, Hispanic, and Asian American and Pacific Islander workers were more likely than men and white workers to experience job losses. Younger workers were far more likely to experience job losses than older workers, which is not surprising given that younger workers were more likely to be working in the industries and occupations that were hardest hit by the pandemic recession (Gould and Kassa 2020). Job losses decreased markedly with educational attainment. Workers with some college or less (about 60% of the alt-2019 workforce) were nearly six times as likely to experience job loss as workers with at least a four-year college degree.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
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Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2011-10-24): JM: I know. A University of California dean once said that on her campus, Asian, Latina, and African-American women students suffered more than white women from sexual harassment by faculty, perhaps because they were more vulnerable--often first-generation college, often on scholarships. BS: Their experience is also affected by sexual stereotypes--black women are thought of as sexual animals, Asian women as exotic, submissive, and Latinas as hot-blooded. A friend of mine actually heard a white male professor say in class at the University of Chicago that a black woman can't be raped because black women are always willing. She left the class devastated. Sexual stereotyping motivated by racism--that's the kind of "interlocking" oppression we meant in the Combahee statement. [...] Black women haven't yet had their political energy fully released. African-American women were the base of the civil rights movement. Now they are the base of black union organizing, the base of the black church, and still relatively strong in their support for the feminist movement.
Claim: “It wasn’t all women that lost jobs (in the December jobs report), it was mostly Black and Latina women. In fact, white women gained employment.” (Sarah Godlewski, 2021-01-09)
Evidence (2020-12-16): Black women are more likely than white women to report that their concerns and preferences regarding birth were disregarded; women with Medicaid coverage reported inadequate postpartum care and support. [...] Compared with white women, non-Hispanic Black women were more likely to report: [...] As these findings illustrate, different women have different experiences with maternity care, childbirth, and parenting. For example, both Black women and those with Medicaid coverage were less likely than white women and those with private health coverage to say they had autonomy about childbirth decisions and were treated with respect by their providers.