The compounding effect of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be denied. In this episode, hosts Keith and Ricky discuss how other countries have responded to COVID, the demographics of essential workers, and the pandemic’s role in increasing the digital divide. They also share how you can support women and BIPOC employees during COVID.
This week on C-CRETS:
[2:35] Closer to home
[4:54] How some other countries have responded to COVID
[8:03] From overlooked employee to essential worker
[13:07] Racism during the Rona
[16:30] Increased unemployment
[17:46] The rise of healthcare disparities
[19:40] Education gaps widen
[21:39] COVID’s impact on employed women
[22:53] The impact on Hispanic Americans
[26:36] The digital divide
[29:00] Supporting women and BIPOC employees
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Resources mentioned:
Quatrics Survey: Inequitable Impacts of COVID on Careers
Economic Policy Institute: Black Workers and COVID
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
