Working mums lost earnings during lockdown, charity says

A total of 72% of UK working mums worked fewer hours and lost earnings during the first lockdown, according to charity Chwarae Teg.

Painter and decorator Chanelle Taylor, from Caerphilly, was working six days a week but cut this to two to look after her seven-year-old daughter.

Her husband, an essential worker, continued working full time in Liverpool.

“It was pretty stressful,” Ms Taylor said. “I felt like I wasn’t doing enough.”