In a poll of 468 working moms the NYT and Morning Consult found:28% turned down new work responsibilitiesMoms of all economic classes worked less due to lack of childcare
Whitney Pesek, director of child care policy at the National Women's Law Center, told Insider that the pandemic has been unique in impacting women across the board — previously, lower-income women were disproportionately impacted by childcare availability because they would generally have more unpredictable schedules or live in areas with less childcare available.
"The double edged sword of that is that, while women end up with less retirement income than men, they also tend to usually need more retirement savings because women tend to live longer than men," Pesek said."Women are more likely to be single later in life and have higher health costs than men as they age."
Women opting out of opportunities, or leaving the workforce altogether, could exacerbate already-persistent
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