Research has shown the impact of the pandemic and the ramifications of ‘invisible labour’ on the female workforce, with the workload divide between working parents and non-parents during COVID-19 growing considerably.

The pandemic has forced parents into a difficult situation and has resulted in the impossible juggling act between career and childcare, with a global survey by FT readers finding that two in five working mothers have taken or are planning to take a step back at work.

Now that we are slowly coming out of the pandemic, what can we do to support those that have had to take a step back, and support them to rebuild their careers?

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