Jerri Rosen, Inside Working Wardrobes April 2021
A Message from Jerri Rosen Founder and CEO of Working Wardrobes Hello, everyone, and welcome to this issue of Inside Working Wardrobes. Recently, I had the distinct honor of interviewing Marissa Lillard, Susan Elseman, and Amber Gusa. They are Women with Drive members, part of Cox Automotive - a rare group of females who work in the automotive industry. Not only are they a part of the car business, they're a dominating force! This interview was timely for many reasons. To start, these past 12 months have been particularly hard on women
Inside Working Wardrobes April 2021
A Message from Jerri Rosen Founder and CEO, Working Wardrobes We have a very interesting lineup of articles in this edition of Inside Working Wardrobes, including our podcast interview with Cox Automotive and the company's incredible Women with Drive members, and details about how we're helping the unemployed and the planet. The Details Women's Unemployment and the Mental Health Fallout Unemployment rates among women in Orange County have skyrocketed. Beyond financial problems, females who have left the workforce face emotional and mental problems, too. Read our latest
Women’s Unemployment and Mental Health
Women's Unemployment in Southern California: The Mental Health Fallout According to the National Women’s Law Center regarding U.S. job loss figures for December 2020, our economy sustained a net loss of 140,000 jobs. A closer look at the data paints an urgent picture for women. 100% of jobs lost were held by women. Sadly, women were hardest hit by unemployment during the pandemic. In September 2020, 865,000 women left the workforce compared to 216,000 men. That’s over four times as many women as men who lost their jobs, primarily due
Working Wardrobes: Women’s Unemployment in Southern California
Rebuilding Careers Report: Women's Unemployment in Southern California Fighting the SoCal 'She-cession' to Help Women Rebuild Their Careers and Lives February 2021 When it comes to unemployment, women of all races and from all walks of life have suffered the most through the pandemic. For millions of women here in Southern California, COVID-19 has delivered a unique and catastrophic one-two-three punch. To begin, restaurants, retail, and health care – the primary female job sectors – were impacted earliest and hardest by the pandemic. The second wave knocked out many
Women Unemployment in Southern California
Women Unemployment, A New Orange County Epidemic As the COVID pandemic lingers on, people from all walks of life have been constrained by stay-at-home orders and shutdowns of all businesses deemed “non-essential.” The snowball effect of closures, including schools, childcare centers, and churches, have interrupted society's most basic and critical functions. Life has come to a screeching halt for many, leaving people everywhere feeling lost, lonely, and depressed. The at-risk unemployed clients Working Wardrobes serves here in Southern California – including men, women, young adults, and veterans – are even