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PA Working Women Discuss Their Pandemic Experiences, Hardships

Emma Lee
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WHYY
Catherine Fortune De Sormeaux is a certified nursing assistant who had her hours cut during the pandemic.

Across the country, women have shouldered extra loads during the pandemic. They are much more likely to work on the front lines, more likely to have lost a job, and more likely to pick up extra childcare responsibilities.

With the COVID-19 anniversary, WHYY Keystone Crossroads’ Laura Benshoff talked to Pennsylvania women in the workforce about what they’ve lost, and what they say they need.

(Original air-date: 3/25/21)