The Covid-19 pandemic hammered the U.S. economy, taking jobs away across the board, but some workers have faced a harder path — and women have faced some special challenges.
A lot of the jobs that were lost in the service sector, in businesses like restaurants and hotels, were held by women. And many mothers with children at home had a difficult time balancing work and home life when schools switched to remote learning. Add it all up and you see how the economic downturn was in many ways more challenging for women and moms in particular. CONTINUED
Dante Chinni, NBC News
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