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More than 2 million women have left the workforce since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. "GMA" is spotlighting the stories of the women left behind, the women balancing work and motherhood and the leaders pushing for change.

 A group of moms gathered for a scream session led by a licensed mental health therapist in Boston in March 2021.
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familyJanuary 24, 2022

Moms join together to scream amid pandemic struggles

Dr. Mona Amin, a Florida-based pediatrician, is the mother of a 2-year-old son.

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Women and Work

VIDEO: Women, consider these powerful adjustments you can make at work
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Women, consider these powerful adjustments you can make at work

From over-apologizing to always saying “yes,” life coach and author Susie Moore shares her easy fixes to the biggest confidence mistakes women make in the workplace.
VIDEO: Women, consider these powerful adjustments you can make at work

Women, consider these powerful adjustments you can make at work

VIDEO: Women call on President Biden to help millions of moms during pandemic

Women call on President Biden to help millions of moms during pandemic

VIDEO: Working moms feeling the stresses of burnout as they try to manage the home and workplace

Working moms feel the stress of burnout as they try to manage the home and workplace

VIDEO: Women sleep less, work more at home, job: Survey

Women sleep less, work more at home, job: Survey

Work from home mom
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livingMay 18, 2021

Child care at core of women's slow post-pandemic return to work

A woman looks at a laptop.
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newsApril 27, 2021

More women than men say they are worse off financially amid pandemic: Poll

Kate Dando Doran, of Colorado, works at her dining table alongside her two children, ages 5 and 3.
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familyAugust 19, 2021

Moms stressed as school starts amid COVID surge: 'I don’t know if I can do it again'

In this undated file photo, a mom works with her son at home.
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livingJune 25, 2021

Women provided 3 times more child care than men during pandemic, analysis finds

Heidi Lewis, a mother of two, is seen working from home in Silver Spring, Maryland, amidst in-person child care and school closures, April 2020. Her 1-year-old daughter Harriet is seen playing beside her in the bathroom.
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familyMay 17, 2021

Mom's bathtub work photo leads to reflection on child care crisis

A male and a female figure is seen on a pile of money in this stock photo.
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livingMarch 9, 2021

Equal Pay Day for AAPI women comes amid violent attacks, record unemployment

In this undated file photo, a woman works from home while holding her infant son.
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livingDecember 31, 2020

More than 2 million women left the workforce in 2020. Why it matters, what's next

Kristen Krahl, of Chicago, Illinois, posted a video onto Instagram Aug. 21. In the footage, the mother of three is simultaneously working on her computer, pumping breast milk and caring for her 10-week-old daughter, Maeve.
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familyAugust 28, 2020

Mom's work from home time-lapse video reminds women everywhere: 'You're not alone'

Amber Goodwin, 41, poses in her cap and gown ahead of her law school graduation.
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livingMay 24, 2021

41-year-old sends powerful message with law school graduation photo

With women's unemployment sky high, this recession is a 'shecession,'
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newsMay 28, 2020

The 'Shecession': Women are disproportionately impacted by unemployment

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