Coronavirus Shutdowns Make Women the Majority of Unemployment Seekers in States Across U.S.

In 17 states, women filed the majority of new unemployment claims in the weeks after their governors closed schools and workplaces to curb the spread of the coronavirus, a new analysis by The Fuller Project has found.

"We need more data to better understand why so many women have lost their jobs," Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-Oregon) said on Wednesday in an emailed statement.