Matthew Nessler

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WSJ What’s News · The State of Women in 2026: Progress, Pay Gaps and Participation · 15 Mar 2026 podcast

We're seeing people move a little bit between employment, maybe to out of the labor force.

Then they're looking for a job.

Maybe they get a job.

What we don't know is moving forward, given some of the structural constraints for this group, the degree to which they will be able to have employment and keep it, or whether we'll continue to see the shuffling in and out from employment, out of the labor force, into active job search, and etc.

This is all happening within the context of two major trends.

One, the aging population that is increasingly retiring, and two, the shift to a more restrictive immigration policy, both of which is putting downward pressure on the number of workers of labor supply

And so within that context, moving forward, every employer is likely to face some challenges attracting and retaining workers.

So this is a major issue, not only today, but moving forward in terms of employers being able to attract and retain that top talent.

And I would also add, in addition to the child care side, there's also the other side of the care life cycle, which is elder care.

And a lot of women in particular, especially Gen X and older, are providing unpaid elder care, which is another constraint on the ability to choose to work and how they work.

And so I do view these as central workforce, business, and economic issues today and moving forward.

It's a story of divergence.

The high level, the aggregate participation rate among prime age women employment shares are at or near all-time highs.

That is a success story to a certain degree.

But that does mask a lot of differences among specific groups.

And so if everyone is not doing well, that means that we still have a lot of work to do.

And that's where this specific group is really struggling right now.

Thanks so much.

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