Working women deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Updated 05:26, 27-Aug-2020
Karina Huber
03:01

In January, just before the pandemic caused worldwide shutdowns, working women in the U.S. hit an important milestone.

American women outnumbered men in the U.S. labor force for just the second time in history.

But just months later, those gains were derailed by the coronavirus as women were forced to take on even more childcare duties than normal – disrupting the careers of millions of women. 

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