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the covid‑19 “shecession” should more accurately be called a “momcession”, since pandemic career sacrifices fell mostly on mothers. nearly 1.4 million moms of school-aged children in the u.s. dropped out of the workforce between february 2020 and march 2021. the loss of the chance of being in employment during prime working years will have long-term consequences, further aggravating gender inequalities in the workforce. the truth is that the longer one’s out of work, the harder it gets to find a job. there is a lot of anxiety and fear around this, and not much support. even before covid-19, employers were often unwilling to invest in women who left (or would potentially leave) the workforce to care for their children, because of unfounded beliefs that becoming a mother makes women less committed to their careers. that’s where kokon comes in.