The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread impact on midcareer and older women workers.
About 40% have experienced at least one job interruption.
Of those who were still unemployed, 70% were out of work for six months or more.
Even if employed, these workers were concerned about the future and unemployment.
Providing care to others can have implications for working women.
As a result, many women could only work certain shifts or hours rather than working full time.
Age discrimination in hiring and in the workforce continue to plague midcareer and older women workers.
Nearly a third of job seekers identified age discrimination as an impediment to finding a job.
This study was fielded in June 2021 to a probability sample of 1,612 general population women workers ages 4065.
In addition, oversamples of 562 Hispanic/Latina, 657 African American/Black, and 524 Asian women were collected.
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