Survey Finds Many Working Parents Fear Job Loss or Being Penalized During Covid-19
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
More than half of working parents fear being a parent is a strike against them in the workplace during Covid-19. According to the new Catalyst-CNBC survey, "The Impact of Covid-19 on Working Parents," nearly 40% of working parents say that their employer does not have enough benefits for parents to support blended or virtual learning amidst the uncertainty of students of all ages returning to school.
In the survey of 1,000 working parents in the US—which explores the perceptions and uncertainty among parents and caregivers about the impact of their children's return to school on their careers, parenting, and emotional state—57% of parents fear they will be the first group to be negatively affected by employer decisions.
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