VP Harris: ‘Across Industries, Women Are Less Likely To Be Hired than Equally Qualified Men’

HARRIS So I ll ░░░░░░░░ with a simple truth ░░░░░░░░ economy just has not ░░░░░░░░ working as it should ░░░░░░░░ the women of our ░░░░░░░░ Across industries women are ░░░░░░░░ likely to be hired ░░░░░░░░ equally qualified men They ░░░░░░░░ paid less and promoted ░░░░░░░░ for doing similar work ░░░░░░░░ are routinely shut out ░░░░░░░░ good jobs in high ░░░░░░░░ industries such as science ░░░░░░░░ technology construction and truck ░░░░░░░░ In part because our ░░░░░░░░ tells women that some ░░░░░░░░ are just not for ░░░░░░░░ And as study after ░░░░░░░░ has shown women are ░░░░░░░░ to shoulder an unequal ░░░░░░░░ of unpaid caregiving responsibilities ░░░░░░░░ families cannot afford or ░░░░░░░░ find care giving such ░░░░░░░░ child care elder care ░░░░░░░░ home care it often ░░░░░░░░ on women to fill ░░░░░░░░ gaps whether that means ░░░░░░░░ part time or leaving ░░░░░░░░ workforce entirely or working ░░░░░░░░ time at a paid ░░░░░░░░ and full time performing ░░░░░░░░ care giving.”