Millions of Americans lost their jobs at the start of the pandemic last spring. Many are now returning to work, but for women it could be an even longer journey back to normal. They make up more than half of the nation’s unemployed. Beth Humberd is an associate professor of management at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and an expert on gender and diversity in the workplace.
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