How To Close The Achievement Gap Between Men And Women During COVID-19?

 

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a tremendous amount of loss.  Loss of life, loss of education, loss of well-being.  Among the most critical issues is the wedge that the pandemic has driven between men and women in the workforce.  Gender equality is important.  Pre-pandemic gains were wiped out completely by the major loss of women in the workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In an interview on Morning Joe, Mika Brzezinski interviews female CEO's about the loss along with possible solutions to the growing problem:

 Women have disproportionately taken on the burden of childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Which is completely unfair.  What can be done to correct the wrong?  Flextime?  Childcare compensation?  Bargaining at the corporate level for equality?  Level the playing field.

One such resource is 'KnowYourValue.com'.  Lady Gaga gave an interview on Morning Joe -- shown below on a FaceBook post -- which talks about the different types of currency:

The difficult work to overcome the disparity has begun, but major work still stands in the way of success looking down the road into the future.  Each of us will play a role in closing the gap between males and females in the workplace.  That might not be obvious at first sight, the looking forward, steps by each of us will define the overall success in closing the gap.