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Returnships still work as a door back after a career break
Paid, fixed-term re-entry programs at employers such as Goldman Sachs and Amazon remain the most reliable structured route back for women after a break of a year or more.
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Minnesota paid leave started paying benefits in January
Minnesota became the newest state to pay family and medical leave benefits on January 1, 2026, while Maryland's program moves toward 2028 and Oregon raises its benefit cap.
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Prime-age women's participation sits near its record level
Labor Department data updated through February 2026 show women aged 25 to 54 working at close to the highest rate on record, even as overall participation softens.
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93 women promoted per 100 men as the broken rung persists
The eleventh annual Women in the Workplace report finds the first-step promotion gap unchanged, company commitment slipping, and a flexibility penalty for women who work remotely.
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Roughly 18 states now require salary ranges, and two more arrive in July
Virginia and Maine, both enacted in 2025, will require pay ranges in job postings from July 1, 2026, extending the disclosure map that New Jersey joined in June 2025.
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Women earned a median $1,076 a week, new BLS data shows
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' December release puts the women's-to-men's full-time earnings ratio at about 81 percent, barely moved from the prior quarter.