In this issue of Amplify, Globe editor Rasha Mourtada examines how women have been left to fill in the child care gap, even at the expense of their paid labour
, parents aren’t dividing housework or child care any differently now than they were before COVID-19: 70 per cent of women said they were fully or mostly responsible for housework during lockdown, while 66 per cent said this was the case for child care., describing a trend in her social circles. “Moms who were able to keep their jobs at the start of the shutdown are now dropping out of the workforce … they’re being forced to make the Sophie’s choice of our time: your job or your kids.
With women leaving their jobs by choice like Aimee, or the many laid off due to COVID-19, an obvious question has emerged: How can we ensure these women don’t disappear from the workforce permanently? In her column last week, my colleagueabout a new non-profit organization called the Prosperity Project, whose goal is"to ensure that women continue to play a central role, and that COVID-19 and the resulting economic crisis do not erase gender gains in the workplace.
No doubt, TPP – which will participate in a long-term prosperity study and use the results to develop resources to help women stay and advance in the workforce – is embarking on valuable work. But as Trichur also points out, “Concerns are growing that progress toward gender parity could be undone if women fail to re-enter the work force because they lack child care.”about the U.S.
Unfortunately, there are some things about this situation women can’t control, like government funding for daycares. But, in the meantime, we women can look out for each other – in the workplace and outside of it. And, obviously, men have a part to play here too – by doing their share at home but also recognizing the particular pressure many moms they work with are facing right now.
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