School closures in lockdowns cost Israelis NIS 850 m. a week in wages

Over half of parents said they or their spouse cut work hours to take care of the kids • 40% felt more stress, anxiety, depression and job insecurity • six times as many women stopped working as men

Anais, a student at the International Bilingual School (EIB), attends her online lessons in her bedroom in Paris as a lockdown is imposed to slow the rate of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread in France, March 20, 2020.

(photo credit: REUTERS/GONZALO FUENTES/FILE PHOTO)

ByTZVI JOFFRE

DECEMBER 28, 2020 19:27

School closures in lockdowns cost Israelis NIS 850 m. a week in wages

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School closures in lockdowns cost Israelis NIS 850 m. a week in wages

Over half of parents said they or their spouse cut work hours to take care of the kids • 40% felt more stress, anxiety, depression and job insecurity • six times as many women stopped working as men

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