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Gender gap in work hours grew during pandemic

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Jan 29, 2021
Moms were overwhelmingly responsible for supervising remote learning
A mom asks questions at the end of her 5-year-old daughter's online kindergarten class in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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1 in 5 parents quit job or took leave to deal with remote school

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Oct 23, 2020
Pulling back from work can put parents behind indefinitely on their career tracks.
The need to supervise kids at home has led to some parents dropping out of the work force.
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