In industries shedding jobs right now, female workers are significantly impacted, according to the National Women’s Law Center. Women hold 70% of restaurant server positions, generally earning 79% of what men do. Women make up 77% of clothing retail workers and, before their stores closed, earned 89% of what men did.

Most of the front-line workers during this crisis also face a wage gap. Women hold 66% of grocery store jobs, and make 89% of what men do in the same positions. Even in nursing, where women represent 88% of the workforce, they earn 92% of what their male colleagues do.

These women are often primary or dual breadwinners, making lost wages especially significant to their families during an economic downturn.

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