The pandemic didn't just move us forward in terms of workplace transformations it also moved us back, erasing decades of workplace progress and deepening existing societal inequalities.<\/p>\n
Why it matters: It could take years to reach the levels of equity that existed before the coronavirus ravaged the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n
1. A generation of American women has been set back.<\/p>\n
In February, before the pandemic, women in the U.S. hit a milestone. For the first time in history, they held the majority of non-farm payroll jobs, outnumbering men in the workforce.<\/p>\n
2. The pandemic has deepened the divide between the two worlds of work.<\/p>\n
\"We're seeing a really strong dichotomy between white-collar and blue-collar work,\" says Levit, the workplace expert. \"We treat our front-line workers like cogs in the machine.\"<\/p>\n
Go deeper with my reporting on these troubling trends from earlier this year:<\/p>\n
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