Employment and participation rates for US prime age women rose steadily during the second half of the 20th century. In … the last 30 years, however, those rates stagnated, even as employment and participation rates for women in other … barriers, such as limited investment in family policies, that may be holding back employment among American women today. The …

employment and labor force participation for women, who are typically less affected by recessions than men. We examine real time … data on employment, unemployment, labor force participation and gross job flows to document the gendered impact of the … the recovery of employment for the worst hit service occupations …