Every working parent had been put to the test during Covid. How I managed was the topic of discussion during my interview with CNBC. It was such a relevant issue that it got picked up by tons of media outlets.
Managing job responsibilities along with remote school and other household tasks caused some to fall behind professionally, at least temporarily, while others remain sidelined.
“At the beginning, I thought he could work alongside me, but it proved to be really difficult,” said Sara Abate Rezvanifar, 39, referring her 6-year-old son’s online schooling.
Helping my son took up most of the time during normal working hours. “I had to shift my day to later in the afternoon, but that meant I couldn’t attend many meetings,” she said.
“Towards the second half of the year, I started to scale back and say ‘no’ to a lot of projects and give it to a team member,” the communications director added.
Although child-care challenges fall on both parents, mothers are more likely to manage remote school, as well as take on the additional housework and other responsibilities at home.
There are so many people affected by the challenges that Covid brought on and you can read more about them in the full article.
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