Associate professor of history examines unemployment among American women during coronavirus pandemic

Published: May 06, 2020

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While a pandemic indicates primarily a health crisis, there are many societal facets associated with it that are still being explored. One of the people looking at how a crisis may exacerbate existing disparities among the sexes is Melissa Blair, associate professor of history. Blair researches and teaches U.S. women’s history. With more than 30 million people filing for unemployment in the U.S., Blair talks about how and why unemployment affects American women, and what new challenges and outcomes are likely to arise.

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Submitted by: Vicky Santos