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What the government shutdown means for women
Women made up 45 percent of the entire federal workforce in September 2024, but they made up the majority of the workforce in the departments that were targeted for large-scale layoffs, according to a report from the National Women’s Law Center.
With the latest furloughs and additional job losses, NWLC CEO Fatima Goss Graves said at a Wednesday press conference, “women are disproportionately targeted in these cuts.”