I'm Megna Chakrabardi and this is a special feature for our on-point podcast listeners.

Recently, we looked at the so-called She Session of 2020 with brand new eyes.

You might remember that phrase, She Session.

It was in the headlines for much of that year 2020 due to the seemingly disproportionate

impact of the pandemic on women in the workforce.

Now the numbers back then seemed as black and white as numbers can get.

From February to May 2020, almost 12 million American women lost their jobs, compared

to 9 million men, according to Pew Research.

Now, that's a complete flip when compared to the Great Recession back in 07 and 08, when

more than twice as many men lost their jobs when compared to women.

So by late 2020, we felt like we had to cover the She Session.

And on October 22, 2020, here's a bit of what I said on this very show.

This is on point I'm Megna Chakrabardi.

Today we're talking about the She Session.

Usually I'm not a huge fan of catch phrases, but this one's pretty accurate.

It's the ongoing disproportionate impact that the pandemic recession has had on working

women and their families.

I sound so serious.

But it was serious at that time, because in that same month, we talked with Lutrish

Oseko.

She'd been laid off, then her landlord sold the New York Delaware house she, her boyfriend

and then four-year-old daughter were living in.

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