I need you right now. Me for what. My big sister needed me.I was 17 and she was 20. You know, Katie told me she needed me when she had brain cancer. About a year into her diagnosis, my brother and I were headed out the door to get ice cream.When she asked to go, I said yes, but this wasn't my best day as a caregiver. I slipped and I was tired and showed on my face that I was reluctant to bring her. In that moment, uh, I was balancing supporting my terminally ill sister and my own youth mental health.You kno ...

I need you right now. Me for what. My big sister needed me.I was 17 and she was 20. You know, Katie told me she needed me when she had brain cancer. About a year into her diagnosis, my brother and I were headed out the door to get ice cream.When she asked to go, I said yes, but this wasn't my best day as a caregiver. I slipped and I was tired and showed on my face that I was reluctant to bring her. In that moment, uh, I was balancing supporting my terminally ill sister and my own youth mental health.You kno ...

Newly released data shows that young women are working at nearly record rates. A study from the Hamilton Project looked at workforce participation of so-called prime age men and women. And that research found young women now are work are more likely to work than the same age group years ago.Nearly 78% of women in their 20s and 30s are working. Interestingly, the opposite is true for men. The study found that a small but growing share of prime age men are actually taking on more of the caregiving work at hom ...

>> NEWLY, NEWLY RELEASED DATA SHOWS THAT YOUNG WOMEN ARE WORKING AT NEARLY RECORD RATES. A STUDY FROM THE HAMILTON PROJECT LOOKED AT WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION OF SO-CALLED PRIME AGE MEN AND WOMEN. AND THAT RESEARCH FOUND YOUNG WOMEN NOW ARE ARE MORE LIKELY TO WORK THAN THE SAME AGE GROUP YEARS AGO.NEARLY 78% OF WOMEN IN THEIR 20S AND 30S ARE WORKING. INTERESTINGLY, THE OPPOSITE IS TRUE FOR MEN. THE STUDY FOUND THAT A SMALL BUT GROWING SHARE OF PRIME AGE MEN ARE ACTUALLY TAKING ON MORE OF THE CAREGIVING WORK A ...