The rising female labor force exodus

女性劳动力大规模外流

Round Table China

2025-08-12

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Remember the "she-cession" during the pandemic? Now the US risks a "she-exit" as return-to-office mandates collide with a childcare system in crisis. Meanwhile, China's numbers tell their own story. Women's workforce participation dropped after COVID and still hasn't recovered. Two countries, one troubling question. Are we seeing unique challenges, or just the same old barriers dressed up in new ways? / Motivational Monday (20:36)! On the show: Heyang, Steve Hatherly & Yushan
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  • He Yang.

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  • Coming up, first, it was the Xi session during the pandemic.

  • Now it's possibly a Xi exit in the U.S. as return to office mandates collide with a child care crunch.

  • But China's story is no victory lap either.

  • Women's workforce numbers dropped in COVID's wake and have stayed down?

  • Are we looking at two sets of challenges or the same set of barriers in different packaging?

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  • Something significant is happening in the American workforce,

  • and it's not getting the attention it deserves.