Catalyst survey shows why NJ women are leaving the workforce

I couldn’t stop thinking about the Catalyst data I read this week — upwards of 455,000 women exited the U.S. workforce in 2025. The survey makes clear it isn’t because women lack ambition or hustle; it’s because the everyday realities of caregiving — childcare, school schedules, aging parents — make holding down a job nearly impossible when support systems break.

Women leaving the…