McKnight’s Senior Living October 3, 2022
Although I applaud the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, I’m frustrated that the provisions aimed at helping women — namely, to better support paid and unpaid caregivers — were left on the cutting room floor.
As I have written repeatedly, we are in the midst of a care crisis in our country. Labor Department data show that the share of women participating in the workforce has yet to rise to pre-pandemic levels, with mothers working less than other women. Most cite the lack of affordable child care or elder care as a reason for cutting back hours or dropping out of the workforce altogether.
The situation is even more acute for the professional caregiving workforce. Women account for an...
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