Women haven't gotten so low since 1987 at 55 percent

[theking]

Women are leaving the labor market like crazy due to the pandemic

That's bad news especially when it comes to the equal pay progress

Labor force participation, the share of women working or looking for jobs, dropped to 55.6 percent from 56.1 percent. Apart from April and May 2020, that is lowest reading for women’s labor force participation since 1987.

The shift shows how the pandemic has become a serious threat to the meaningful progress made by women in the last economic expansion, when they accounted for a heavy share of job growth. The losses for women this time around stand in contrast to the last recession, more than a decade ago, when cuts in construction and other male-dominated roles caused men to disproportiona tely lose work.

The situation could become more complicated going forward: Women may have particular trouble getting back into jobs because they are more likely to be primary caregivers, and many schools have yet to fully reopen.

[Dok_Champa]

What this means is bad economy, people hire more men = discrimination still exist, plain and simple.

[Visualmon]

Why people keep saying it's COVID-19? 

It's Spanish Flu from 1918. It came back to kill off million more people. 

[theking]

What this means is bad economy, people hire more men = discrimination still exist, plain and simple.

It's more like more women went back to their traditional role of home maker because their kids are home doing virtual learning. It's not that they won't get hired, many just chose to quit their job or stop looking for job because they prioritize their children over working..

[Dok_Champa]

Depends.