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COVID-19 has been especially harmful for working women.
According to a McKinsey Global Institute study, women make up 39%
of global employment but account for 54% of overall job losses.
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Within the United States, the National Women s Law Center
reported that 865,000 women were no longer working or looking for
work – making up 80% of the people who left the workforce.
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Even among women who did not leave the workforce, a McKinsey study
showed that 1 in 4 women was considering downshifting their careers
or leaving the workforce due to COVID-19, at a rate 1.3 times more
photo Jo Kassis
On Thursday night at 6 p.m. the Prime Minister of France, Jean Casteaux, announced that the number of 5000 new cases per day and between 3000 and 5000 in ICUs is thought to become the case by December 15, 2020. The numbers have gone down in certain places; Because this is not a good result, after a meeting with the Council of Defense on Wednesday, new measures were established.
People can be out all night on December 24, 2020 and can travel within France but a curfew of 8 p.m. will be in effect on New Year’s Eve. It is authorized to have small gatherings at people’ homes, recommended to be limited to 6 people. The guests will have to sleep at the host’s home.