The hypocrisy of Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination | Atlanta Mayor authorizes leave for city employees to serve as poll workers | An increase in women's quit rates
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BY CARRIE N. BAKER & JULIA CORNICK | In 2016, Republican Senators said that eight months was a rush—but now, apparently, six weeks is plenty of time to confirm a new justice for a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court.
BY SOPHIE DORF-KAMIENNY | Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed an executive order Thursday morning, authorizing leave for city employees to serve as poll workers for the November election.
BY SUZANNE KAHN | Women’s labor force participation rate has dropped during the pandemic, driven both by disproportionate layoffs and quits—and we must begin planning now to help women reenter the workforce and pickup their careers when the pandemic ends.