CNBC October 26, 2022
Sophie Kiderlin

At least one group of people who left the workforce during the coronavirus pandemic, and the resulting “great resignation,” may not have had much of a choice: mothers.

“Many women were compelled to leave the workforce to care for children who were shifted into virtual schooling or who couldn’t attend daycare due to shutdowns,” a new report from KPMG, shared exclusively with CNBC’s Make It, explained.

The consulting firm’s first DEI Progress survey, conducted with the help of Forbes Insights, was put to 300 senior executives, mostly board members, at major U.S. companies across industries including finance, tech and health care.

It found that the “mass exodus” of women and mothers from the workforce is now one...

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