‘A Disaster for Feminism’

Nearly a year ago, The Atlantic staff writer Helen Lewis predicted the pandemic would be “a disaster for feminism” and far too many of her predictions have proven true. With women leaving the workforce at unprecedented rates, why has the pandemic’s burden fallen so much harder on them? And what can we, as a society, do about it? Also: Jim and Maeve answer listener questions about the virus (and discuss chickens). Please fill out our listener survey! theatlantic.com/socialdistancesurvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Journalists from The Atlantic document the first 15 months of the coronavirus pandemic through regular phone calls. Listen in as Dr. Jim Hamblin, the producer Katherine Wells, and the comedian and the writer Maeve Higgins ask journalists, experts, and friends about the news and science behind the pandemic, get some advice, and learn how to apply it.