Why Many Mothers Are Leaving the Workforce

Julie Vogtman of National Women’s Law Center told Time that it’s not a coincidence that there’s a connection between the end of flexible remote work schedules and falling rates of working moms. “Women still take on the lion’s share of caregiving responsibilities, and they are more likely than men to be navigating how to meet those caregiving responsibilities while holding down a job,” she told the magazine. “They are also more likely than men to feel that they have to leave the workforce when their balancing act becomes unmanageable.”