An FAA committee released a report recommending airlines shift to gender neutral language. The group recommended airlines replace words like "Airman" with
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Federal family-leave and childcare support policies can help close gender gaps, JPMorgan said.
Female labor participation sits at 33-year lows and well below mens level due to COVID-19 fallout.
Gender-responsive policies can counter the disproportionate hit women faced during the pandemic.
Full economic recovery in the US might not be enough to close gender gaps exacerbated by the pandemic, JPMorgan researchers said.
The coronavirus and its economic fallout disproportionately slammed American women, with female-dominated sectors like hospitality and education hit the hardest by lockdowns. The greater share of domestic work that women perform in American society also prompted many to leave work and focus on caretaking. Where men made up the bulk of job losses seen during the financial crisis, the current