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Video: Focusing on Women in the Workforce

Posted by Zach Jenson  |  Tuesday, October 13, 2020

This week Peter speaks with Allie Kaplan, Editor-in-Chief of Twin Cities Business about findings from a new survey collaboration between Twin Cities Business and GREATER MSP. We wanted to know how the pressures of working during the pandemic were affecting women. Women participate in our region’s economy at a higher rate than any of the 11 U.S. peer regions we benchmark, which means supporting the success of working women is critical to our economic competitiveness.

 

 

 

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