The COVID-19 pandemic has crippled the number of women in the labor force. Although gender equality in the workplace existed long before the outbreak of the coronavirus, the gender gap has been further accentuated since the pandemic’s early surges. With greater workloads—both in their personal and professional lives—many working women had no choice but to step away from their jobs to focus on their families.
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