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(10/19) 2 Million Women Considering Leaving the Workforce in U.S.

By Joanne Kaldy / October 18, 2020

According to new research, up to two million women across the country are considering taking a leave of absence or dropping out of the workforce completely because of issues related to or exacerbated by the COVID pandemic.

Among the findings:

  • Less than a third of U.S. companies have adjusted their performance review criteria to account for pandemic-related challenges.
  • Only about half of employers have updated employees about their plans for performance reviews or productivity expectations during the pandemic.
  • Few employers have managed to address the root causes of employee stress and burnout during the pandemic.
  • Many employees, especially parents and caregivers, feel that they have to choose between falling short of pre-pandemic expectations and pushing themselves to maintain an unsustainable pace.
  • More than half of companies have increased paid leave, and about a third have added or expanded stipends to offset work-from-home expenses.
  • Mothers are more than three times as likely as fathers to be responsible for the lion’s share of housework and caregiving.
  • During the pandemic, women are 1.5 times more likely than fathers to be spending an additional three or more hours per day on housework and childcare.
  • Women report childcare responsibilities as the primary reason they are thinking about leaving the workforce or moving to part-time work.
  • Senior-level women are 1.5 times more likely than senior-level men to think about downshifting their role or leaving the workforce because of pandemic-related issues. Nearly three in four say that burnout is the main reason for this decision.

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