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Working mothers interrupted more often than fathers in lockdown - study

Mothers more likely to have lost jobs and are doing more childcare and housework
There are fears that the coronavirus crisis has exacerbated inequality and could lead to the gender pay gap increasing. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

Working mothers have been able to do only one hour of uninterrupted paid work for every three hours done by men during lockdown, according to a study that exposes the work imbalance between men and women

A report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the UCL institute of education also says mothers in England are more likely than fathers to have lost their jobs during lockdown, increasing

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