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Nearly 3 in 4 US moms were in the workforce before the COVID-19 pandemic – is that changing?

  • Written by Joya Misra, Professor of Sociology & Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Amherst
imageSchooling at home is hard for all parents, including teleworkers.Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesimageCC BY-SA

Millions of American families are finding themselves in a jam, with their jobs requiring them to return to work on site and plans from their local school districts calling for children to spend less time in classrooms. At the...

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