Karoline Leavitt resigns after Trump kept calling her on maternity leave, sources say
We’re in the midst of a mass exodus of working mothers from the labor force. The latest is Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, who announced her departure Wednesday. And it might have been because President Donald Trump had been calling her repeatedly while she was away on maternity leave, reports suggest. According to sources familiar with the matter who spoke to CNN , the president…
Karoline Leavitt, the youngest White House press secretary in U.S. history, has resigned following President Donald Trump's persistent phone calls while she was on maternity leave. The reports suggest that Trump frequently contacted her, inquiring about her return date. Leavitt, 28, gave birth to her second child in May and returned to work eleven weeks later.
The resignation comes as part of a broader trend of working mothers leaving the workforce, with 845,000 women exiting the job market since January. Women faced a net loss of 32,000 jobs in July, while men gained only 9,000 positions. The constant connectivity culture and increasing parenting demands, particularly impacting women, are contributing factors.
Leavitt praised the president for empowering working mothers but admitted that being a working mother left her with little time for anything else, stating she wouldn't trade her current situation for any other. The resignation marks a high-profile instance of working mothers struggling to balance their jobs and family responsibilities, a crisis few are addressing effectively.
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