Child care remains an issue for working mothers, and it was a major theme of the round table on Thursday. Nearly 400,000 child care jobs have been lost since the outset of the pandemic, Ms. Harris said. Several representatives from women’s advocacy groups participated in the call with Ms. Harris, including Fatima Goss Graves, the president of the National Women’s Law Center. Since then, the researchers found, women have shouldered a heavier load than men when it came to providing child care. Another report, published in the fall by the Brookings Institution, showed that nearly half of all working women have low-paying jobs.

Source: New York Times February 18, 2021 22:51 UTC