BALDWIN: Now, about that glass ceiling that women have been trying to shatter for years now, well, the pandemic is sparking fears that a generation of women will be set back almost immeasurably, job opportunities, raises, promotions falling by the wayside, as this virus strikes at the heart of what women have struggled so hard to achieve. So, let's talk about all of this with Maya Raghu. She is the director of work force equality and senior counsel at the National Women's Law Center. So, Maya, welcome.</s>MAYA RAGHU, NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER: Hi, Brooke. Thank you.</s>BALDWIN: How many women are we talking about, and particularly women of color are being disproportionately affected by this pandemic, and why?</s>RAGHU: Brooke, there's no doubt that women, and particularly women of color, are on the front lines of this pandemic. And they are really feeling the brunt of the economic and workplace impacts almost more than anyone else. And that's partly because they are the majority in a lot of jobs and industries that are being affected by this crisis. But it's also because they have had to take on additional caregiving and other responsibilities of the home. And no matter what situation they're in, whether they're in a job, they're being pushed out of a job, or they're trying to get hired, they are facing really difficult choices with very few resources. And let's not forget that we're just starting to recognize and acknowledge that we have a major child care crisis in this country. So, we're not going to be able to talk about reopening.
Pandemic Threatens Generation of Women