Moms Slower to Return to Workforce Than Dads, Survey Finds

Women—particularly mothers—continue to lag behind men in returning to the workforce, despite overall signs of recovery two years after the Covid-19 pandemic took hold, a national survey released Thursday said.

The National Women’s Law Center report states that 1.1 million fewer women are in the labor force than in February 2020, and nearly 40% of women, including 66% of women who lost or quit a job, say that their family’s financial situation is worse than before the pandemic as compared to 26% of men.

The new research, which surveyed 3,800 adults from Feb. 7–25 this year, points to caregiving ...