A gender gap that’s primed to grow

Women’s inability to advance in the workplace due to unpaid household labor has always been a problem, but Covid-19 has made the situation worse.

More working mothers than fathers have reduced or adapted their working hours to accommodate childcare, according to recent studies of British and American households.

During the pandemic, working women have continued to shoulder the lion’s share of childcare and household responsibilities.However, the situation isn’t always as straightforward for many women who work from home as it might seem.