December 1, 2020
The Yale Daily News reported that recent peer-reviewed research documents the dire situation facing working parents, mothers in particular, during the pandemic. American women have long worked a “second shift” — joining the labor market in ever-increasing numbers but continuing to do more household tasks, childrearing and eldercare. Caregivers now face the impossible with schools and daycares reducing hours or closing outright. In response, surveys reveal women downshifting to part time or leaving the workforce altogether. Among faculty, post-pandemic studies reveal that women are producing fewer research papers than men. Click here for the entire article from the Yale Daily News