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People attend a job fair at SoFi Stadium on Sept. 9, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. From the start of the pandemic, women, most notably women of color, lost far more jobs than men, largely due to a lack of affordable childcare. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)

BY MARTHA BURK | While the unemployment rates for men declined in February, the jobless rates for women showed little or no change over the month. And while the statistic for the entire female population lumped together basically stayed even with the month before, Black women lost ground.

Maybe the real headline should have been: The higher job growth goes, the more behind women get.

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BY SHANTA TRIVEDI | During her historic confirmation hearings, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson saved a “special moment” to address her two daughters directly: “Girls, I know it has not been easy as I have tried to navigate the challenges of juggling my career and motherhood. And I fully admit that I did not always get the balance right.”

Imagine being at the pinnacle of your career, writing a speech that would be heard by millions—but, at the same time, apologizing to your daughters, for whom you wished you’d done more. Like many other working moms, I could imagine just that. But, in many ways, what Jackson was expressing is unique to Black women.

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BY ROBERTA STALEY | As Ukrainian families flee Russian brutality, women, children and especially infants are vulnerable to another scourge of war: disease and hunger. Health experts advocate breastfeeding over infant formula to keep babies healthy in the midst of bombardment and displacement. 

“It felt like my breasts were empty and daughter was always crying,” said Mariia Ismahulova, who was forced to flee underground with her family to escape missile strikes.

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