Number of the Day

The Great She-Cession, by the Numbers

Women tend to fare better than men in most recessions. Not this one.

Marker Editors
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2 min readAug 26, 2020

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Marker # of the Day: 54% Women’s share of overall job losses due to Covid-19, despite making up only 39% of global employment
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54%: That’s women’s share of overall job losses due to Covid-19, despite making up only 39% of global employment, according to McKinsey.

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