The pandemic has adversely affected employment for some groups more than others. Women are among those who鈥檝e been disproportionately impacted, according to a new study from, a non-profit that focuses on the economy and job growth in Northeast Ohio.
The study entitled 鈥淟ost Opportunities: The Pandemic's Impact on Northeast Ohio's Working Women鈥� looked at COVID鈥檚 impact on women in the workplace, as well as other barriers they face in employment and pay equity.
Team NEO鈥檚 Vice President of Strategy and Research Jacob Duritsky said although women made up 45% of the worked hours in Northeast Ohio, they made 23% less than men.
鈥淐ompanies and organizations have to think differently, more creatively and more flexibly about the ways to think about the labor force and to think about helping everyone participate,鈥� Duritsky said.
Duritsky also said companies have to start thinking different about what equity in the female labor force looks like in a time of demand for workers regionally.
