Covid holds back women

New research from LinkedIn has shown COVID-19 is having a detrimental impact on women’s careers. The study of more than 20,000 working professionals from around the world has found that nearly half (49 per cent) of women say their career has been set back or put on hold due to the global pandemic. Two in five women (43 per cent) globally have left or considered leaving the workforce during the pandemic, and over a quarter (26 per cent) say their employer has offered no support. Furthermore, LinkedIn data finds that on average women globally applied to 11 per cent fewer jobs than men last year, and that women’s hiring has proven to be more vulnerable. The research finds that almost half of women in the UK (40 per cent) and Italy (45 per cent) believe their careers have been set back or put on hold due to the pandemic, compared to 34 per cent in France and 38 per cent in Germany. Furthermore, 44 per cent of women globally say they have taken on more domestic responsibilities than their partner during the pandemic. This was experienced most by women in Brazil (59 per cent) and India (67 per cent) where…
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