Report Summary: “Women in the Workforce: Advancing a Just Recovery in New York City”

A new report by A Better Balance and the Community Service Society (CSS) entitled, “Women in the Workforce: Advancing a Just Recovery in New York City,” offers new survey data showing how low-income women in the New York City workforce are disproportionately bearing the brunt of pandemic-related economic harm. The report, which draws on recent findings from CSS’s Unheard Third survey—the longest-running poll of low-income people in the United States—recommends several targeted solutions that can be implemented today to address the needs of low-income working women. Read the full “Women in the Workforce” report and see below for a summary of its key findings and recommendations.