Town of Groton
Meeting Notice

Town Clerk
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Groton, MA 01450
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Upper Middlesex Regional Commission on the Status of Women Meeting

Tuesday, June 9 2020 at 7:00 PM
Other: See Agenda, Specified in Agenda ,


This meeting was posted Thursday, June 4 2020 at 2:16 PM

Agenda

UMCSW
Agenda
June 9, 2020
7:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
All attendees via Zoom Link: https://simmons.zoom.us/j/94625691620
Meeting ID: 946 2569 1620
1. Public Comment Jenna
2. Check in with all Commissioners Linda/Jenna
3. Gender Audit Update Gender Audit Subcommittee
4. Discussion Topic Mary Women Will Suffer From the Gender Divide in Labor Among workers in the informal economy, women hold a disproportionately large share of jobs in the fields most at risk of being affected by the pandemic, according to the International Labor Organization. Worldwide, 53% of women in the informal economy are in sectors deemed to be at risk of high to medium-high impact from the pandemic, compared with 44% of their male counterparts. Workers in the informal economy by economic exposure to the pandemic *Trade; manufacturing; auto repair; accommodation and food services; real estate; business; arts, entertainment, and recreation; transport, storage, and communication. †Construction; financial and insurance services; mining and quarrying. ††Agriculture, forestry, and fishing; health and social work; education; utilities; public administration and defense; compulsory social security. Source: International Labor Organization
5. Updates from the MCSW Community Meetings All

The listing of topics that the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed at the meeting is not intended as a guarantee of the topics that will have been discussed. Not all topics listed may in fact be discussed, and other topics not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.