BLS to replace COVID survey questions with queries about telework | Marketplace

Misty Heggeness, a professor at the University of Kansas, has been researching the pressures mothers face while working from home.

With this new data, Heggeness said, “we’ll be able to know, did this person actually telework? Yes or no? And then, what do we see in trends for those people who are teleworking compared to those who weren’t — both in terms of moms’ ability to stay attached to the labor market, women’s labor market participation, etc.” 

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