NBC, March 2, 2021, Lost jobs, less pay, no childcare: A year into the pandemic, women are not OK
One year into the coronavirus pandemic, women are not OK.
More than 2.3 million have left the workforce since February 2020, bringing their labor participation rate to levels not seen since 1988, according to the National Women’s Law Center. In December alone, women accounted for 100 percent of the jobs lost.
Whether they have been laid off or had to leave to care for children home from school, many are struggling to make ends meet. In fact, one in four women are considering leaving the workforce or downshifting their careers, according to a September “Women in the Workplace” report from Lean In and McKinsey & Company.
