Over the past few years, the world of work has changed dramatically. This is due in large part to a global pandemic that forced people to work remotely and led to company downsizing in many industries. And, while businesses are seemingly back on track, women are still suffering from the pandemic-related aftermath.
According to a 2021 McKinsey & Company report on COVID-19’s impact on women’s employment, one in four women considered leaving their careers (vs. one in five men). A U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics report substantiates those findings, showing that from February 2020 to January 2022, 1.1 million women left the labor force, accounting for 63% of all jobs lost. The bigger problem for the future of women in the workforce is that they may not come back at all—especially to male-dominated industries, like manufacturing.
