Notes: Based on the main job of employed civilian, non-institutionalized women ages 16 and older. On the flip side, women working in production, transportation and material moving, and Asian women were among the least likely to report having needed but not taken leave (7.6% and 7. The shares foregoing leave were also high among African American women (15.4%) and those lacking a high school diploma (14.1%). Women working in service occupations – who were also the least likely to have access to paid leave – were among the most likely to report having needed but not taken leave (13.5%). Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey Leave Module 2017-2018. Results not shown for women in Natural resources, construction & maintenance due to insufficient sample size. Indeed, among all working women in the U.S., 1 in 10 had that exact experience in the prior month, according to the 2017-2018 American Time Use Survey Leave Module, a nationally-representative survey by the Bureau of Labor Statistics sponsored by the Women’s Bureau. The COVID pandemic has thrown into sharp relief the struggles of working women in the U.S., amplifying the challenges they face as they try to succeed in the labor market while juggling family and personal responsibilities.Įven before COVID, though, many were in the position of needing time off but not being able to take it.
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