The coronavirus pandemic has more than doubled the number of women who spend more than 10 hours a day on domestic work and caregiving, according to a survey of 200 Hong Kong women in April. Photo: Shutterstock
The coronavirus pandemic has more than doubled the number of women who spend more than 10 hours a day on domestic work and caregiving, according to a survey of 200 Hong Kong women in April. Photo: Shutterstock
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Letters | Covid-19 toll on Hong Kong working mothers exposes childcare gaps

  • As schools switch to online learning, many mothers have been left working the equivalent of two full-time jobs to keep their households running, exposing the myth of work-life balance

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Updated: 6:15am, 28 Aug, 2020

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The coronavirus pandemic has more than doubled the number of women who spend more than 10 hours a day on domestic work and caregiving, according to a survey of 200 Hong Kong women in April. Photo: Shutterstock
The coronavirus pandemic has more than doubled the number of women who spend more than 10 hours a day on domestic work and caregiving, according to a survey of 200 Hong Kong women in April. Photo: Shutterstock
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