Women working more since pandemic

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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