“Research is increasingly pointing to a retreat of working mothers from the U.S. labor force as the pandemic leaves parents with few child care options and the added burden of navigating distance learning. https://twitter.com/greenpartyofnj/status/1302405636177768449

“The trend threatens the financial stability of families in the near-term. In the long-term, the crisis could stall — if not reverse — decades of hard-fought gains by working women who are still far from achieving labor force parity with men.”

The pandemic is disproportionately affecting women and girls around the world. It is a fucking disaster to women’s rights and opportunities and wellbeing. I write FEMINIST GIANT Newsletter so that we pay attention http://feministgiant.substack.com/p/coming-soon ?… #Covid_19

Related to the above is this thread https://twitter.com/monaeltahawy/status/1299838423147122692