COVID-19 is a disaster for mothers' employment. And no, working from home is not the solution
- Written by Leah Ruppanner, Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of The Policy Lab, University of Melbourne
www.shutterstock.comWhen COVID-19 hit, some commentators hailed it as an opportunity to revolutionise gender roles in heterosexual couples.
But as public life froze overnight and homes became schools, daycare centres and offices, mothers have been placed under more pressure, not less.
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