COVID-19 Pandemic ‘Sharpens’ Inequalities Among Minnesota Workers, UMN Research Finds

By WCCO-TV, CBS Minnesota

December 9, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — New research from the University of Minnesota is shedding more light on how the COVID-19 pandemic has sharpened inequalities among the state’s workforce.

The research was conducted by the Center on Women, Gender and Public Policy at the university’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. According to its findings, women and communities of color have borne both the brunt of essential work and layoffs during the pandemic.

Women, particularly women of color, face a “dual vulnerability” during the pandemic. That’s because they’re disproportionately employed at high-risk essential health care, retail and service jobs. White and Asian men dominate lower-risk essential jobs.

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