Women working more since pandemic

Meta, the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has gone on trial, accused of breaking state and federal laws around child privacy. The trial is expected to last around six weeks.The lawsuit has been filed by 29 US states, representing more than two thirds of the country's p ... Show More

Many parts of Europe will experience a solar eclipse, when the Moon blocks the light from the Sun, on Wednesday evening. It will be the first in Europe since 1999.Total eclipses are rare events but in the next few years, there will be a few. Following this summer's eclipse there ... Show More

Around 60,000 migrants swam around the border from Morocco into Ceuta, part of Spain. Spanish officials said almost all those who reached the enclave have now returned, but at least 72 migrants died attempting the journey. Many EU leaders called for an urgent meeting, asking for ... Show More

As the pandemic winds down, more women are entering the workforce. Europeans are cutting spending on retail goods. And a look at the average hourly wage in leisure and hospitality. Host: Matthew Klein. Producer: Katie Ferguson. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ad ... Show More

Millions of women left the workforce as Covid-19 forced school closures, but that doesn’t mean they have less on their plates. Is government-funded child care the answer? Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

<p>The majority of essential work during this pandemic is being done by women and specifically women of color. Anney and Samantha delve into the data on essential workers, job loss, small business and mask-making when it comes to women.</p><p> </p> Learn more about your ad-choice ... Show More

The economic recession caused by Covid-19 has disproportionately affected women, especially women of color. CNN Senior Global Affairs Analyst Bianna Golodryga speaks to Nicole Mason, President and CEO of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research about how this pandemic has expose ... Show More

Three women who’ve lost work because of the pandemic open up about how they’re processing what's happened and finding a way forward 

Sociologist Jessica Calarco has been studying women struggling to balance work and parenting during the Covid-19 pandemic – and how workplaces can help. She says societal pressures, ideas about motherhood, and systemic failures are causing working mothers to suffer greater anxiet ... Show More

Desi Lydic talks to economist Olga Shurchkov and infectious disease researcher Dharushana Muthulingam about how the global pandemic is hurting working women. Originally aired April 2021. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com ... Show More