COVID-19 lockdown hits working mothers harder than fathers

Jun 4, 2020

Sandro Manzato from Italy hugs his daughter Yarline, after she came back with his wife Rubiela Perea from Colombia where they were since the 2nd of February, as Italy eases movement between regions, while the country unwinds its rigid lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Fiumicino Airport, in Rome, Italy June 3, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi - RC2N1H9TP3HF

Mothers are more likely to have quit, been furloughed or lost their jobs, according to the UK's Institute for Fiscal Studies. Image: REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Emma Charlton

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A ratio of one means women spend the same share of their time on these activities as men; a ratio of two means twice as much – and so on. Image: World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2020

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