the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Mar 30, 2026
455,000 women left the workforce between January and August of 2025. Forty-two percent of them were forced out because of caregiving responsibilities and the rising costs of childcare and eldercare.
Just after Covid, women had made a come-back into the workforce, with the ability to work from home and more flexible work schedules. But recently with the pressure to return to the office and less flexible work schedules, women are torn between caregiving responsibilities and work.
This trend shows that the role of women in this society hasn’t changed much. Women are still expected to take care of the children and the aging parents. And they are forced out of a way to earn money.
Childcare and eldercare are huge socially necessary jobs, but they are also unpaid jobs. Looks like the oppression of women in the United States is alive and well.