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Black Women Report Depression, Anxiety a Year After DOGE-Era Firings
Original: The Unseen Toll: Depression, Anxiety Plague Black Women a Year After Being Fired by DOGE When the current U.S. president
A year after the Trump administration cut DEI programs and empowered DOGE to slash the federal workforce, hundreds of thousands of Black women who lost their jobs are reported to be struggling with depression and anxiety. The layoffs are said to have dismantled a career pipeline into federal employment that had offered stability and advancement, leaving lasting mental health consequences for many former workers.
Why now: The one-year anniversary of the DOGE federal workforce cuts is prompting reflection on their lasting human and mental health toll.
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- The Unseen Toll: Depression, Anxiety Plague Black Women a Year After Being Fired by DOGE When the current U.S. president cut DEI programs and enabled DOGE to gut the federal workforce, hundreds of thousands of Black women lost their jobs. The cuts dismantled a job pipeline for… · benledbetterwrites@journa.host · 4
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