ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOX) - "Do I work or do I parent?" That's the question that many women have faced during the pandemic, says Leslie Gill, President of Rung for Women in St. Louis.
Other women have had no choice, losing their employment due to furloughs and business closures.
The pandemic has triggered an economic crisis. Economists say women are bearing the brunt. Those experts warn that could hamper this nation's economic recovery.
KMOX's Megan Lynch has the first of our special reports on how the COVID recession is Worse for Women.