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The struggle is real for working women during the pandemic

The struggle is real for working women during the pandemic

Update: 2020-12-01
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In January, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a milestone: For only the second time in history, and the first during a non-recession, women held the majority of jobs in the country.  It was a sign of the future and of the changing American workforce. That is, until the pandemic hit.


Since March, women have been more likely than men to lose their jobs in 2020, and four times more likely to leave the workforce. Executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Engagement Jovida Hill explains why the pandemic is hitting women’s working lives the hardest, and what women she’s spoken to say they need. 

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The struggle is real for working women during the pandemic

The struggle is real for working women during the pandemic

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