This trade-off isn't worth it': Working moms are leaving their jobs in droves
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The Independent covers reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech and deploys journalists to developing stories. It investigates subjects such as the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC and produced a documentary, 'The A Word', spotlighting American women fighting for reproductive rights. The outlet does not use paywalls and requests donations to fund reporters, arguing quality journalism should be available to everyone and paid by those who can afford it. A 33-year-old nurse from Springfield, Illinois, named Meghan left her decade-long nursing career after struggling with a traumatic 12-week postpartum return and six months of exhaustion. The United States is experiencing a crisis of women aged 25 to 44 with children under five leaving the workforce.
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
She attempted to juggle her busy decade-long nursing career with raising two small kids, but after six months an exhausted Meghan had enough. I felt like my kids got my emotional leftovers at the end of the day, Meghan, who asked to not use her surname for privacy reasons, told The Independent. I was like, this trade-off isn't worth it. So, she quit.
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