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More than 2 million women left the workforce in 2020. Why it matters and what happens next
When the coronavirus pandemic outbreak hit the United States in March, Reshma Saujani, the founder and CEO of Girls Who Code and a mother of two, saw the impact play out in her own life, as well as the lives of her employees. mainly women and working moms. “We are teachers, we are counselors, we are nurses, we are cleaners, we are babysitters, and no one has ever asked us,” Saujani said of the added roles moms took on when schools transitioned to virtual learning. and offices remote. Saujani said that without stimulus for working moms, no help with childcare and seemingly little consideration for moms ‘careers with school graduations, it quickly saw that the invisible work of mothers is not appreciated, saying:’ I literally mean that we labor has no economic value at all. ‘