Light Work by Dear Patriarchy

COVID-19 vs. The Working Woman


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Welcome to our inaugural episode where we discuss the impact that COVID-19 is having on the lives of working women and what that means in a global and corporate sense. We touch upon 5 key ways in which governments and individual companies can overcome what is a potentially disastrous loss of women from the corporate space.

- Base article material taken from the Wall Street Journal's September 2020 article entitled "Sheryl Sandberg: Companies and Women are at a Crossroads"
- McKinsey Statistics taken from their July 2020 article entitled "Covid-19 and Gender Equality: Countering the Regressive Effects"
- Shoosmiths statistics taken from their 2020 article entitled "Covid-19 and its Impact on Women at Work"
- Harvard Business Review's article entitled "Why Women Don't Apply for Jobs Unless They're 100% Qualified" includes the statistic from a report by HP about men typically applying for jobs when they're only 60% qualified
- Caroline Criado-Perez: Invisible Women (READ IT!!)
- David Sedaris: Holidays on Ice (Also a must read though we cannot confirm if either sugar cookies or the word 'zeitgeist' still piss him off)
- Please check out our "Feminism 101" suggested reading list here if you're at a loose end for a great read from an incredible female author!
- Find out more about the amazing artists, Nubefy, behind the graphics we use here

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Light Work by Dear PatriarchyBy Jennifer Audrie & Lisa Lynn

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