A 'Shecession': Non-White Women Suffer the Most Job Losses Over Coronavirus, Data Shows

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A 'Shecession': Non-White Women Suffer the Most Job Losses Over Coronavirus, Data Shows
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Women lost their jobs in areas that suffered tremendously during the pandemic, leading to the first time since 1948 that the unemployment rate for women has hit double digits

More than 1 in 3 of the job losses in April were in leisure and hospitality — which includes restaurants and bars — but women accounted for 54 percent of those losses, the report stated.

It's a far cry from just a few months ago, when women in those industries were seeing major success and growth in the labor market, while male-dominated jobs, such as manufacturing, were decreasing, theIn December, women even held more payroll jobs than men — the first time in a decade for that to happen, according to the outlet.

RELATED VIDEO: People Around the World Are Finding New Ways to Communicate, Entertain and Uplift Each Other that it emphasizes the need for the government to provide women with better employment protection and benefits.

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