Women are paying the highest financial price during the coronavirus crisis – beware the pink recession
THE two words that strike fear into the heart of any working mum are “half term” but now that’s been replaced with one word – “lockdown”.
But with nurseries, schools, colleges, parks all having been shut and still remain closed for some age groups, plus cinemas, zoos, cafes all locked — and no respite trip to their grandparents or play dates to fall back on — kids now need looking after 24/7.
Turn2us, a charity that tackles poverty, polled 2,014 working-age adults and found women’s incomes are expected to fall by £309 a month. No good news here for women either, as it seems that when working from home they are far more likely to get sucked into childcare and chores than men in the same situation.So what can be done? There is some hope in the IFS report. It found that during lockdown dads have nearly doubled the time they spend on childcare.
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