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How Fashion Can Get Women Back to Work

Tens of millions of women dropped out of the workforce during the pandemic. To convince them to come back, the fashion industry must first understand why they left.
When makeup services company Blushington launched virtually and added a learning academy, it saw an influx of applications from women in industries like medical services and fashion retail. Courtesy.
When makeup services company Blushington launched virtually and added a learning academy, it saw an influx of applications from women in industries like medical services and fashion retail. Courtesy.

Stitch Fix is a female-founded brand that has made “gender diversity an intentional focus from day one,” according to its website. It touts flexible work schedules for its more than 6,000 stylists — 98 percent of whom are women — and describes them as “a close-knit community who work part-time from home (or their local coffee shop!).”

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