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Sunday, April 5, 2026

Moms Slower to Return to Workforce Than Dads, Survey Finds - Bloomberg Law

Women—particularly mothers—continue to lag behind men in returning to the workforce, despite overall signs of recovery two years after the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, a national survey released Thursday said.

The National Women’s Law Center report states that 1.1 million fewer women are in the labor force than in February 2020, and nearly 40% of women, including 66% of women who lost or quit a job, say that their family’s financial situation is worse than before the pandemic as compared to 26% of men.

The new research, which surveyed 3,800 adults from Feb. 7–25 this year, points to caregiving ...



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