How the 'shecession' will cause long-term harm for women in the US

C Nicole Mason, who coined the term to describe a recession that affects women disproportionately, sets out what is needed for an equitable recovery

For the first time in history, the US is in a shecession" - an economic downturn where job and income losses are affecting women more than men. The term was coined by C Nicole Mason, president and chief executive of the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR), a thinktank.