Handling caregiving responsibilities and a job can be overwhelming—something that has become starkly clear for women during the COVID-19 pandemic. One in 5 workers in the U.S. know a woman who has voluntarily left the workforce during the pandemic because of such responsibilities, according to new research from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Women have been pushed out of work in industries that have shuttered, such as retail and hospitality, which tend to employ females in higher numbers, noted Michelle Nettles, chief people and culture officer at Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup. Women also have taken on more responsibilities at home, including schooling their children.
