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The pandemic has caused major disruptions for workers' careers, but the latest numbers show women have been hit particularly hard.
Women, and especially women of color, are bearing some of the largest economic impacts of the pandemic, from facing higher rates of unemployment to holding the majority of frontline essential jobs.
This hour: how will COVID-19 worsen gender inequality in the workplace?
We talk about how societal expectations around child care duties affect parents’ careers especially when schools have been closed.
And later, what's the latest with the rollout of Connecticut's Paid Family and Medical Leave? We hear from the CEO of the authority in charge of the program.
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The pandemic has caused major disruptions for workers' careers, but the latest numbers show women have been hit particularly hard.
Women, and especially women of color, are bearing some of the largest economic impacts of the pandemic, from facing higher rates of unemployment to holding the majority of frontline essential jobs.
This hour: how will COVID-19 worsen gender inequality in the workplace?
We talk about how societal expectations around child care duties affect parents’ careers especially when schools have been closed.
And later, what's the latest with the rollout of Connecticut's Paid Family and Medical Leave? We hear from the CEO of the authority in charge of the program.
GUESTS:
Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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