Women are hardest hit by unemployment

The pandemic has put a lot of people out of work.

Unfortunately, it's taking the hardest toll on women.

The unemployment rate for women increased almost 3% above the rate for men.

ANALYSIS BY THE INSTITUTE FORWOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH FOUNDIN APRIL...THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR WOMENINCREASED ALMOST THREEPERCENTAGE POINTS ABOVE THERATE FOR MEN.IT'S A DIRECT CONTRAST TO THE2008 RECESSION...WHICH LEFT MORE MEN OUT OFWORK.THE INSTITUTE SAYS THIS TIME...WOMEN DOMINATE THE FIELDS WITHTHE MOST LAYOFFS...LIKE HOSPITALITY AND EDUCATION.THE INSTITUTE'S PRESIDENT ANDC-E-O SAYS - WOMEN OF COLOR AREEVEN MORE HEAVILY IMPACTED.NICOLE MASON / PRESIDENT & CEO,INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICYRESEARCH "MANY OF THESE WOMEN,BOTH BLACK AND LATINA WOMEN,WOMEN OF COLOR WEREECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE BEFORETHE START OF THE PANDEMIC.AND UH, THE PANDEMIC HAS ONLYWORSENED THOSE CIRCUMSTANCESAND THEIR VULNERABILITY."SHE ALSO SAYS WOMEN WILL FACEMORE CHALLENGES GETTING BACK TOWORK COMPARED TO MEN.THE INSTITUTE SAYS THE BIGGESTBARRIER IS A LACK OF CHILDCARESUPPORT.FOR MANY OF THOSE LUCKY ENOUGH