Proposed Covid relief measures could slow moms' exit from the workforce

Support for families with young children and early childhood programs is included in proposed Coronavirus relief legislation currently making its way through Congress even as women are dropping out of the workforce in record numbers to care for their children. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, last week proposed The Family Security Act, which would provide a cash benefit for families amounting to $350 a month for each young child and $250 a month for each school-aged child. Also among proposed measures is…