The reverberating economic shock of the coronavirus crisis has delivered a massive setback for women because so many work in the badly exposed ...
related media assets available. Click to see the gallery.LONDON: The reverberating economic shock of the coronavirus crisis has delivered a massive setback for women because so many work in the badly exposed services sector, experts say.
As lockdowns ease and infection rates and deaths fall, the services sector is often the last to reopen because it tends to rely on large numbers of people in close contact. However, not all primary school children will return before the lengthy summer break that starts in mid-July and runs until the start of September.
Sarah, who works in London's film industry, stays up every day until 1am to meet deadlines, long after her son and daughter have gone to bed.
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