Women want flexibility. The Biden administration waged war on entrepreneurs and sought to snuff out the flexible, independent contracting opportunities that make it possible for millions of women to work. However, the Trump administration can win with women if it protects every person’s freedom to work as they see fit. As former Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer approaches confirmation hearings to lead the Department of Labor, we hope she will take up this charge.
Over the past five years, self-employed people in the United States, from freelancers to gig workers, have faced hurdle after hurdle. An estimated 9.4 million small businesses closed up shop in 2020 due to the pandemic. Freelancers in the state of California faced a double whammy of pandemic closures and the effects of a labor law, Assembly Bill 5.
