State lawmakers look to address COVID-19's female recession, longstanding disparities

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MN lawmakers look to address COVID-19’s female recession, longstanding disparities

Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic fallout, working women in Minnesota are still bearing a disproportionate burden, having not recovered employment levels equal to males.On Tuesday Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner Steve Grove held a roundtable discussion with female business leaders and community advocates from across the state to discuss the barriers women ar…