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>> THANK YOU.

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>> WOMEN HAVE LOST MORE THAN

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FIVE MILLION JOBS SINCE FEBRUARY

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2020.

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THAT IS ACCORDING TO THE

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NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER.

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THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC WOMEN

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BORN THE BRUNT OF COVID-19'S

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IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT AND THAT

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EFFECT HAS BEEN MORE ACUTE AMONG

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WOMEN OF COLOR.

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JOINING US ON THIS INTERNATIONAL

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WOMEN'S DAY TO DISCUSS THE

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PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON WOMEN AND A

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PATH FORWARD ARE, SHARMEELEE

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MAJMUDAR EXECUTIVE

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VICE-PRESIDENT OF POLICY AND

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ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACT AT WOMEN

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EMPLOYED.

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KARINA AYALA-BERMEJO, SENIOR AND

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PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTE.

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AND KARIN NORINGTON REAVES,

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C.E.O. OF CHICAGO COOK WORKFORCE

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PARTNERSHIP.

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HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

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AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

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SHARMEELEE MAJMUDAR LET'S START

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WITH YOU.

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ACCORDING TO THE LAW CENTER

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WOMEN'S LABOR FORCE

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PARTICIPATION RATE HAS NOT BEEN

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THIS LOW SINCE 1988.

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WE'VE HEARD ABOUT THE SHE

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SESSION HOW HAS THE PANDEMIC

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IMPACTED WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE?

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>> IT'S BEEN DEVASTATING.

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I THINK SOME KEY REASONS FOR

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THAT HAVE BEEN THE HIGH

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UNEMPLOYMENT RATES THAT ARE

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DRIVEN BY OCCUPATIONAL

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SEGREGATION THAT IS WOMEN AND

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PARTICULARLY WOMEN OF COLOR ARE

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OVERREPRESENTED IN SECTORS THAT

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HAVE BEEN HARDEST HIT BY THE

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PANDEMIC.

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AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT THE

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FACT THAT WOMEN ARE

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OVERWHELMINGLY RESPONSIBLE FOR

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CARE.

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SO FOR TAKING CARE OF CHILDREN,

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FAMILY MEMBERS, ELDERLY.

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AND WHEN YOU HAVE SCHOOLS CLOSED

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AND CHILDCARE UNAVAILABLE, AND

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WHEN YOU ARE ALSO WORKING IN

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JOBS THAT OFTEN DON'T HAVE

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FLEXIBILITY OR DON'T HAVE

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POLICIES SUCH AS PAID SICK LEAVE

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ALL OF THIS COMBINES TO PUSH

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WOMEN OUT OF THE LABOR FORCE.

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>> THIS IMPACT HAS BEEN FELT

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ESPECIALLY OF WOMEN OF COLOR N

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FEBRUARY 9% OF BLACK WOMEN 20

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AND OVER WERE UNEMPLOYED

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COMPARED TO 8.5% FOR LATINAS AND

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THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AMONG

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WHITE MEN WAS 5.3.

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HOW HAS THE CORONAVIRUS IMPACTED

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>> MUCH LIKE SHARMEELEE MAJMUDAR

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SAID, THE FACT THAT WE ARE

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OVERREPRESENTED IN THE SERVICE

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INDUSTRY.

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AND AS CAREGIVERS HAS BEEN

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DEVASTATING BECAUSE WE LOOK AT

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THE INDUSTRIES HARDEST HIT BY

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THE PANDEMIC VERSUS HOSPITALITY

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THE SERVICE ORIENTED POSITIONS.

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SO THE REAL IMPACT OF THIS HAS

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BEEN NOT ONLY THE INABILITY TO

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CONTINUE WORKING BUT ALSO THE

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NEED TO SUPPORT FAMILIES.

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THE OTHER ISSUE IS AROUND THE

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CARE GIVING.

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IT'S OFTEN SAID THAT WOMEN ARE

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PULLED OUT OF THE WORKFORCE

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LABOR FORCE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO

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GO AND CARE FOR OTHERS WHETHER

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IT'S CHILDREN OR PARENTS OR

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EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS.

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SO THE CORONAVIRUS THE IMPACT

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UPON THE ECONOMY HAS REALLY JUST

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HIT US TWICE AS HARD AS IT'S HIT

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ANYONE ELSE THROUGHOUT THE

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>> KARINA AYALA-BERMEJO WHAT

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HAVE YOU SEEN AMONG THE LATINO

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COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE IN

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CHICAGO?

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>> WE KNOW OUR ZIP CODES HAVE

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BEEN HARDEST HIT BY COVID AND

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WHAT THE LADIES HAVE SHOUTED

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IT'S THAT OUR COMMUNITIES

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SUFFERED BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

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WHEN YOU PUT ON TOP OF THAT,

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COVID AND CONCERNS FOR COVID, SO

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THE LATINO COMMUNITY WAS NEVER

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AFFORDED THE LUXURY TO WORK FROM

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HOME.

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YOU HAVE WOMEN OF COLOR AT THE

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FRONTLINES HOSPITALITY, RETAIL

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OR HEALTHCARE.

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SO CARING ON THAT BURDEN OF NOT

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ONLY BEING FRONTLINE WORKERS AND

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NEVER HAVING THE LUXURY OF

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WORKING FROM HOME YOU CARRY THAT

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BURDEN OF TAKING THAT BACK HOME

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SO WE ARE GOING INTO OUR HOMES

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WITH MULTIGENERATIONAL HOMES,

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MULTIPLE IN A FAMILY ENVIRONMENT

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AND INCREASING THE RISK OF

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COVID.

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SO WHAT WE'VE SEEN IMMEDIATELY

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WAS A 30% LOSS OF INCOME LOSS OF

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JOB.

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AND 30% INCREASE OF MENTAL

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ILLNESS AND IT'S ONLY BECOME

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MORE APPARENT AND IN THE LATINO

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COMMUNITY SO SAY I HAVE ANXIETY

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OR DEPRESSION IT IS A STIGMA BUT

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SOMETHING THAT FOLKS ARE COMING

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FORWARD WITH.

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IT IS A REALITY THAT WE'RE

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FACING.

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AND IT'S BEYOND ECONOMICS.

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IT'S ONE THAT IS TURNING INTO A

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MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.

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>> KARIN NORINGTON REAVES WHAT

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BARRIERS REMAINING IN THE

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WORKFORCE DO WOMEN FACE THAT ARE

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UNIQUE TO THEM AND WHAT ARE THE

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RIPPLE EFFECTS OF WOMEN BEING

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COUNTED OUT OF THE LABOR FORCE

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SO MUCH?

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>> SO THE RIPPLE EFFECTS ARE

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NUMBER ONE, THAT WE'RE NOT IN

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THESE POSITIONS WHERE WE HAVE

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THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING AGE TO

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WORK REMOTELY.

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WE'RE ALSO OFTEN IN A LOT OF

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COMMUNITIES WHERE WE DON'T HAVE

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THE DIGITAL ACCESS TO THERE IS A

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DIGITAL EQUITY COMPONENT THAT

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HAS THAT IS A RIPPLE EFFECT

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THE FACT THAT C.P.S. HAS HAD TO

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HAVE MOBILE TRUCKS GO INTO

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COMMUNITIES TO BOOST THE WI-FI

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SIGNAL SO CHILDREN CAN ACCESS

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LEARNING WITH LAPTOPS SO THAT

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DIGITAL EQUITY PIECE IS REALLY

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IMPORTANT HERE.

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ANOTHER RIPPLE EFFECT IS THE

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FACT THAT WHEN JOBS ARE

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RECOVERED, THE REAL QUESTION

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BECOMES WHAT WILL EMPLOYERS DO

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TO SHIFT PRACTICE AND

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WHOLE BEINGS WHEN WE COME TO

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WORK WE ARE NOT JUST EMPLOYEES.

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WE'RE CAREGIVERS.

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WE ARE DAUGHTERS.

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AND THE FACT IS THAT EMPLOYERS

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ARE GOING TO HAVE TO SHIFT THEIR

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PRACTICES IN ORDER TO

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ACCOMMODATE US AS WHOLE BEINGS.

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MAJMUDAR IN HERE.

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WILL WE SEE WOMEN RETURNING TO

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THE WORKFORCE IN THE SAME

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NUMBERS?

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AND WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT

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EXIST AS THEY ARE TRYING TO

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>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.

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I THINK THERE ARE REAL CONCERNS

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ABOUT SOME OF THE SECTORS THAT

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WE HAVE REFERENCED AND HOW SOON

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THEY WILL RETURN WHAT RATE THEY

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WILL RETURN.

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WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ISSUES

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LIKE HOTEL WORKERS HERE IN

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CHICAGO BEING TOLD THAT THEY

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WON'T BE INVITED BACK EVEN WHEN

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THE HOTELS DO HIRE AGAIN EVEN

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THOUGH THEY'VE BEEN 10, 20 YEARS

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BUILDING UP SENIORITY AND THE

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PAY THAT GOES WITH THAT

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SENIORITY, AND BENEFITS.

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SO THE RETURN TO WORK IS A BIG

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CONCERN.

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THERE IS A CONCERN OF WHETHER OR

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NOT THEY ARE GOING TO NEED TO BE

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LOOKING AT OTHER SECTORS SINCE

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THE SECTORS MAY NOT BE BRINGING

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THE JOBS BACK.

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AND AS KARIN WAS TALKING ABOUT

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ARE THE JOBS GOING TO BE THE

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SAME AS THEY WERE BEFORE WHICH

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WEREN'T WORKING FOR A LOT OF

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WOMEN.

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WHO ARE COBBLING TOGETHER

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MULTIPLE PART-TIME JOBS TRYING

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TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

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OR ARE WE GOING TO SEE A NEW

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WORKPLACE THAT ACTUALLY DOES

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PROVIDE THE KINDS OF POLICIES

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AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE NECESSARY

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FOR PEOPLE.

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>> I THINK A LOT OF FOLKS ARE

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HOPING THE LATEST COVID STIMULUS

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BILL WILL HAVE A ROLE IN THIS AS

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WELL.

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BUT THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE TO

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LEAVE IT FOR NOW.