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The empty desk: Covid, women and the US economy

Nada Tawfik explores economic empowerment, opportunity and pay for women in the US economy

A year ago American women out-numbered men in the workforce for the first time. Now, after a year of Covid pandemic that process has gone into reverse with more women than men leaving the workforce. Nada Tawfik hears how women are experiencing disproportionate job losses due to Covid recession and hears how working from home has changed work for many women.

(Photo: Women walk past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) near Wall Street in New York. Credit: Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images)

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23 minutes

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Tue 9 Mar 2021 21:06GMT

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  • Tue 9 Mar 2021 04:06GMT
  • Tue 9 Mar 2021 09:06GMT
  • Tue 9 Mar 2021 13:32GMT
  • Tue 9 Mar 2021 20:06GMT
  • Tue 9 Mar 2021 21:06GMT