Enough Already: The Pandemic Is Breaking Women

The coronavirus did not create the struggles that working mothers face daily. But it has exacerbated them and made them more visible.

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'I Come Up Short Every Day': Couples Under Strain As Pandemic Upends Life At Home
NPR - Rafael Nam
Like many married and working couples first confronting the pandemic, Bianca Flokstra and Victor Udoewa tried to go on with their lives as normal. Flokstra continued to work full time while taking care...
Nov 12, 2020
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'I'm A Much Better Cook': For Dads, Being Forced To Stay At Home Is Eye-Opening
NPR - Andrea Hsu
Zachary Austrew is still trying to come to terms with what it means to be the sole breadwinner in his household. "We're not that family where I go to work, and she stays home and cleans the house, and...
Nov 11, 2020
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These Women Built Careers In Retail. The COVID-19 Crisis Tore Through Their Stores
NPR - Alina Selyukh
When Diana Newcomb looks back at a retail job she had in the 1970s, it sounds bonkers. She and other 20-somethings would sit in the office of a Rhode Island department store and tally sales stubs by hand....
Nov 5, 2020
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'This Is Too Much': Working Moms Are Reaching The Breaking Point During The Pandemic
NPR - Andrea Hsu
Updated at 10:39 a.m. ET Friday Youli Lee is proud of the years she worked for the U.S. government, prosecuting cybercrime in some of the world's darkest places. These days, she's the one hiding out —...
Sep 29, 2020
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Enough Already: Multiple Demands Causing Women To Abandon Workforce
NPR - Avie Schneider , Andrea Hsu , Scott Horsley
Here's a stunning stat: Women are leaving the workforce at four times the rate as men. The burden of parenting and running a household while also working a job during the pandemic has created a pressure...
Oct 2, 2020