How retooling is lifting women to break glass-ceiling in tough job market

New initiatives to retool young women have helped them get better skills. [iStockphoto]

The Covid-19 pandemic was ruthless to women; it violently robbed single mothers of their livelihoods and plunged millions into poverty.

And, with the job market quickly going digital in response to the pandemic, these women were dealt another blow as most of them did not have the necessary skills to survive in the new world.