NEW: It’s an industry made up of 95% women. Costs have been on the rise for years. As with much else, COVID has only made it worse. My latest #shecession story: on childcare— both the women who need it for their kids & those whose jobs it is to provide it https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/child-care-providers-struggle-need-services-remain-many-n1238813">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-n...

State closures from COVID have left child care centers shuttered or struggling to survive, while parents across the country are vexed by the question of where to send their kids while they work — and if it’s even safe enough to send them anywhere. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/child-care-providers-struggle-need-services-remain-many-n1238813">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-n...

A fascinating piece of data from our story that shows the link between jobs and childcare for women. A 2018 study found mothers with child care were more likely to be employed than those without it. Child care didn’t impact dads in the same way. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/child-care-providers-struggle-need-services-remain-many-n1238813">https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-n...

. @CatherineW2019: “Child care has been largely viewed as an individual responsibility b/c it& #39;s women doing the work...taking on the burden of caregiving, they& #39;re the providers, they& #39;re the workers & so policymakers have for decades just said ‘It& #39;s your problem, you deal w/ it.’”