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  "path": "/2026/02/05/black-women-jobs-trump-layoffs-doge-cuts-fired/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-05T15:49:46.000Z",
  "site": "https://msmagazine.com",
  "tags": [
    "Money & Jobs",
    "National",
    "Black Women",
    "Black Workers",
    "Donald Trump and the Trump Administration",
    "Economic Justice",
    "Economy",
    "Latina Women",
    "Older Women and Aging",
    "Racial Justice",
    "Unemployment",
    "Winter 2026",
    "Women Workers",
    "Work",
    "Trump-Era Federal Layoffs Hit Black Women Hardest",
    "Ms. Magazine"
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  "textContent": "There is a shift happening in the labor force that favors men in general, and white men in particular. And Black women—who historically have found more job security and upward mobility in federal employment—are now seeing those federal jobs slip away in record numbers.\n\n“What we are seeing happening is a federal government that is intent on creating a DEI boogeyman to radically change how workplaces operate in ways that disadvantage women, people of color and LGBTQ workers,” says Gaylynn Burroughs, vice president for education and workplace justice at the National Women’s Law Center.\n\nThe post Trump-Era Federal Layoffs Hit Black Women Hardest appeared first on Ms. Magazine.",
  "title": "Trump-Era Federal Layoffs Hit Black Women Hardest"
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