Long COVID is hitting women hard, meaning sectors that tend to employ more female workers are likely facing more shortages. Find out more.
Statistically, a smaller share of people with a disability have a job. Roughly one in five of them was employed in 2022, compared with about two-thirds of people without disabilities, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. People with a disability are also twice as likely to work part-time and are more likely to be self-employed.Article content
Linda Loxley, a former case manager at a senior centre, said she would want nothing more than to return to her job of 20 years. After contracting COVID in May 2021, she became too weak to continue, collapsing at her desk and finding herself unable to drive home. She stopped working later that month and has been receiving Social Security Disability Insurance payments, which she applied to with the help of a lawyer — a route she’s recommended to fellow long haulers.
Long COVID was officially recognized as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act in July 2021, for conditions that include difficulty breathing and damage to organs like the heart, lungs and kidney, among others. Research has found that it can cause a wide range of physical and emotional symptoms that impact everyday life.Article content
A significantly higher proportion of women reported having to cut their working hours or quit entirely due to long COVID in a separate poll by CivicScience.
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