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LETTER: Birthing the workforce not my responsibility

Sep 03, 2023
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“Women under 40, your work is cut out for you!” Sen. Mike Rounds said during a South Dakota Congressional Delegation townhall on Aug. 16 when connecting today’s workforce shortage to the need for more babies. As a 27-year-old woman, it felt that I alone seemed to see his logic completely ignorant of the current situation. Rounds’ light jab at his hopes …

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