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Today, Explained

A woman’s work is never done

Today, Explained

Vox

Politics, Daily News, News

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Millions of women left the workforce as Covid-19 forced school closures, but that doesn’t mean they have less on their plates. Is government-funded child care the answer? Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Monso Business Banking. It just works. So you can too. Join businesses like Target

0:05.7

to Wishing by opening a Monso Business account.

0:07.7

What I love about Monso Business account is how easy everything is. It can be filtered,

0:12.8

it can be tagged. We thought we'd have to manage our business around our banks, but that's

0:17.3

not the case for Monso.

0:18.4

My name is Shun. I am the Founder of Target Trition.

0:21.6

Apply in minutes at Monso.com slash business. To apply you must be a sole trader or director

0:26.6

of a limited company, UK Businesses only terms and conditions apply.

0:30.5

New Year, new me. Nah. I'm fine just the way I am. Doing the things I love. Like enjoying

0:37.8

a latte on the bus with some music or on a walk with a friend. My only resolution is

0:45.0

to enjoy more of what I love. Like switching up my usual with oat, soy, almond or coconut.

0:52.1

All delicious non-dairy alternatives available at Starbucks. For no extra charge, while stocks

0:58.0

last subject to availability.

1:02.6

It's today explained I'm Halima Shah sitting in for Sean Ramisferum. The US has faced

1:18.4

tough economic times before COVID-19. We've had wars, stock market crashes, housing bubbles

1:24.9

burst. Usually when these tough times come, men are the ones who suffer job losses the

1:30.6

most. But this time around, coronavirus caused this recession that has hit women especially

1:37.1

hard and now it even carries its own name. She session. Studies show that when 1.1 million

1:44.3

people lost their jobs in September, 80% were women. It cannot be understated. Just how

1:51.2

much women have been impacted by COVID-19 and the economic downturn. Bridget Schultzie

1:57.0

is director of the Better Life Lab at the Think Tank, New America. She writes about women

2:02.2

and work and told me why 2020 is different. Usually in recessions typically men tend to be

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