Data from the Census Bureau shows that, between 2018 and 2019, there has been virtually no change in the pay gap between men and women and, in some cases, it got even wider, said CNBC. Between these two years, women, overall, earned 82 cents for every dollar men earned. When broken down by racial groups, Asian women's gap actually widened a little bit, going from 90 cents to 87 cents to the dollar. Meanwhile, the pay gap for Black and Latina women closed by a single cent, rising from 62 cents and 54 cents, respectively, to 63 cents and 55 cents. Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women's gap went from 61 to 63 cents, while Native American women's pay gap went from 57 to 60 cents. White women's pay gap remained unchanged at 79 cents to the dollar.

This year will likely not see many changes either, as numerous studies have found that, in contrast to the last recession, this one is disproportionately affecting women. One study in April found that the industries most affected so far are ones with high female employment, such as restaurants and travel, compared to the last recession, which wiped out jobs filled mostly by men. A study from July, meanwhile, used data from the U.S. Current Population Survey from February to April to find that mothers' paid working hours fell by a much sharper amount than those of fathers, especially if they had small children; on average, mothers scaled back their work hours by about 5 percent, or two hours per week, while fathers' work hours remained largely stable. Finally, with remote work now widespread in the economy, a poll from earlier this month found 3 out of 5 women believe the shift is hurting their career prospects.