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A new framework launched in May 2026 gets its global rollout session this week. Turning four capacities into funded, staffed clinics is the test the agenda cannot answer.
A growing number of states force employers to disclose a salary range before you apply. Here is what the range actually promises, and what it doesn't.
Federal projections show home health and personal care aides adding more jobs than any other occupation through 2034 — work performed overwhelmingly by women at low wages.
Tech layoffs topped 139,000 in the first half of 2026, and women — about a quarter of the tech workforce — made up close to half of those cut.
A January 2026 LendingTree analysis found care for two children beats rent in 85 of the 100 largest US metros, one more sign that childcare prices are reshaping work decisions.
Governor-signed legislation on May 14, 2026 repealed the Colorado AI Act and installed lighter automated-decision rules that start January 1, 2027.