“When we lose women as role models in jobs that are high quality, high paying and highly visible, we lose a generation of people who can take those jobs."

Men are picking up jobs at three times the rate that women are leaving the workforce during COVID-19

"What women are saying is that it's like a pressure cooker in the house and there isn't a valve."

Mothers have disproportionately taken on unpaid care work as families grapple with pandemic.

RBC said women are being hardest hit because they tend to work in industries, such as hospitality and food services, most affected by layoffs.

With women bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal officials are trying to figure out how recovery efforts can help get women back to work, earning more money and securing more stable jobs.