With the school year starting, many have to choose between their jobs and staying home to take care of their kids. And of those not working, women are nearly three times more likely than men to remain home for the kids. Some employees might be able to work remotely for longer while their children continue schooling from home. "We know that women still shoulder the majority of the responsibility for care work. When these care work demands go up it's totally reasonable to assume that this falls more to women than men," Shierholz said.

Source: CNN August 19, 2020 17:48 UTC