While millions are suffering as jobs are cut, young women's careers are particularly vulnerable to the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, and even at risk of being set back in ways that will make it impossible to catch up to their male colleagues.
— those quite literally risking their lives on the front lines of this pandemic. “It is now more important than ever to work on equal pay because women come into this crisis now, on average, getting paid 20% less than men. Women of color are even further behind the curve,” says Tina Tchen, CEO of. “That just illustrates how we have less savings to then fall back on and we have less support to fall back on.
Charleeta, 34, is a certified Neuro-Linguistics Programming master practitioner and clinical hypnotherapist who has spent the last two years building a client base for her life coaching practice in Dallas. But after moving home to Tuscaloosa, Ala. to take care of her mom, who is consideredgiven a recent ovarian cancer diagnosis, her business is taking a hit. “I have growing concerns about being the sole caretaker for my mother who is in treatment for ovarian cancer.
Cassandra, a 30-year-old Pilates instructor, lives alone in Queens, N.Y. She taught over 20 classes a week before her studio shut down temporarily, but she didn’t feel comfortable moving home and potentially infecting her parents. Now she has to figure out a way to move her platform online and pay the bills. “At home, my mom works in a hospital and is close to being the sole income for my family at the moment. My dad has preexisting heart and lung conditions and cannot get sick.
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