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Why Are Black Women Being Pushed Out of the Workforce?
300,000 Black women have been forced out of their jobs in the federal government and public sector, according to The Root.
“Employment rates have remained somewhat steady for other groups of workers, except us,” said The Root.
“For me, Black women’s unemployment going up — this is the backbone of our economy, of our labor force. We have cause to be concerned,” said Jasmine Tucker, the vice president for research at the National Women’s Law Center.
