Women take hit on jobs as Latin America recovers from the pandemic
At the height of pandemic restrictions in Mexico last year, Lorena Romero’s employer halved her hours — and the single mother of two is still struggling to get her working life back on track.
Romero wants to step up her hours and has looked at various roles — including live-in domestic work positions about two hours from her house. But the need to look after her teenage children, who have not yet returned to school full-time, makes it hard to find suitable opportunities.
“I can’t take that kind of work right now; I need to be close to my kids . … Seguir leyendo »