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Reporter she tried to make it work, caring for her daughter while working full time in the pandemic. I had friends and family driving long distances to watch her if for a week or two weeks. Or a month at a type. Also, that i could keep doing this work that i loved. Reporter her job at an Animal Rescue farm. Not only a paycheck but a passion. Thanks, nat. Reporter soon it was too much for the 33yearold single mother. I used up all my sick days basically in the first, i dont know, six weeks of schools closing and i think that if the choice is twenting cae inine iin taking care of animals or my daughter, i take care of my daughter. It was a sad day, because, again, i took what i was doing seriously. And i really wanted to be there. You could say its a personal choice, but it doesnt feel like one. If i had my choice, i would still be working. Jimmy katie moved across country in to her grandmothers home in chino, cafe. Three generations of mothers now keeping the family afloat. Its not just moms. Its my mom. And my grandmother, so, the its generations back of women and mothers who end up being affected by this. Because if i fall, whos going pick me up . My mom. Like the same way i would for my daughter. Jimmy katie is one of the nearly 2. 2 million women who have left the workforce since the covid19 pandemic began, with another 1 in 4 women considering quitting or downsizing their careers. Most economists are calling it the shesession if you will. Because women are taking the brunt of the labor market damage from covid19. And this is for two reasons. One, is because a lot of the industries and occupations that had they had work in have been hard hit in the pandemic in the second reason is the lack of child care and the disruption daycare and School Closures have caused. Reporter women 2544 are more likely to leave because of child care demands. This will cost upwards of 700 billion to the u. S. Economy in terms of lost productivity. That is 3. 5 of gdp. Reporter experts say a shortterm hiatus like katie expects to do, can have a big impact. It can set women back a generation when it comes to progress in the workforce. Reporter even those women that kept their job and have the flexibility to work from home, are feeling the pressure. Good morning, just got up for the day. Its just after 5 30. Reporter holly oaks has been balancing her job in portland, oregon and, helping her two kids ages 1012 with their remote learning. I usually get an hour or so of uninterrupted work time so [ music playing ] theres also the fun fact that my son is in band and they do it virtually. Reporter hollys husband works from home too, but she said that she bares the brunt of the child care. Yes, sweetie pie. Theres so many women that say they are failing everywhere. Work, theres no way to possibly keep up with it. Definitely, its a great way of articulating it, we are doing so much, i liken it to we are trying to plug holes in a sinking boat and theres so many that you cannot plug all of them. And i definitely feel like im failing in all areas. Are you ready reporter her employer is supportive, but its a challenge still. I am lucky to work from home, i do not have to go in a Office Every Day or in the field every day. And i have a partner im working with. I cant imagine being what it would be like being a single parent having to go in the field. Reporter a certified medical assistant in detroit has no choice but to keep reporting to her job in the hospital. Even in this time, right now, with the covid19, i cant afford not to work. Reporter experts say the Economic Impact and stress of the pandemic has hit women of coll color hardest. Theres no working from home and shifting hours around. And they have less access to backup child care. They are less likely to have a nanny or babysitter and somebody they can turn to do watch the kids so they can get to work. Reporter how have you been managing it all . He on my goodness. Its been difficult since the pandemic began in march. I have a team, people i work with, my manager and supervisor, they are resourceful and they are trying to help me get through it. They understand that im not alone in this. They also need people to show up to work. So, its been a challenge. Trying to keeping going to work and prevent not being furloughed or fired. Reporter even before the pandemic, finances were tight for her and her children, making their own hand sanitizers and masks. She never wants them to be homeless like she was when her mother died. In the spring, the hospital she works at was under siege. Angel was tested. Wor woried that a positive result would keep her out of work. Praying for good results. Reporter the next day, relief, she was negative. Such a beautiful day. And it just makes you miss all the life that was usually out here. Reporter but child care has been a harder problem to solve. In the spring, her children were in free daycare for essential workers a lifeline funded for a time. In the fall, her children entered an in Person Learning pod in school, and just last week, angel was informed it will be closing because of rising covid cases. December 4th will be the last day until further notice. Im assuming until next year. From, you know, im going to have to really figure on out this week what im going to do. I dont have too much support. My mom died when i was 2. My grandmother, her mother died of cancer two years ago. So, its so hard to get the job and stuff, and get somewhere. And then you get it and then, your kids or the or being able to be there for your kids on or the choice of work and kids should not be a choice. Like, i should not have to i want to be the best mom i can be. The choices are impossible and you are carrying the world on your shoulders. Reporter but angel has a hard one resilience. We can the do we can do it, i was born to this. Holding ourselves to do a prepandemic standard is ludicrous. It will be moms picking up the looseneds and tying it for them. Give yourself permission to leave some stuff untied. Reporter katie still out of work and her daughter taking the virtual classes by her side, hopes that this will teach her one of lifes most valuable lessons. I hope she learned to be scrappy. I personally am not powerful enough to change the world operates around me, but i can show her how to operate within the world. Reporter our thanks to rebecca, and coming up, how this former nasa engineer is taking science in the pandemic on a rocket ride to youtube stardom. A lotta folks are asking me lately how to get their dishes as clean as possible. I tell them, you should try cascade Platinum Plus the power of oxi. 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His name is mark rober, take one part literal Rocket Scientist and two parts youtube sensation and a load of messing around and he will have you feeling like a kid again, only smarter. Its larger than life sperpts like these had that transformed mark in to a social media phenomenon, with 15 million subscribers racking up 1. 5 billion views. Growing up in the 90s and 2000s, i had bill nye the science guy. Today, kids have mark rober, who is that . Mark rober is passionate about getting people stoked about science and engineering. Like, thats kind of my m. O. So i will suck people in with Something Big like, you know, Worlds Largest nerf gun or super soaker. Its about telling them about the science of what is going on from. Reporter already, pause, because we are in a global pandemic, you are wondering how we are hanging out with little social distancing and no masks . We shot this segment before the world shut down. In the time that theres no shortage of news i thought if we could see the germs around us. Reporter he has been hosting science classes for those of us stuck at home. Physics, chemistry, math, my nightmare growing up. For mark, numbers and formulas and an accumen for ip ovation came to him. How did you get curious about science . I loved math and science and physics, so a lot of videos come down to physics principals. So im trying to explain this word is magical, but in a way that you if you understand how it works you with predict the future and make cooler things. Reporter but mark is not your every day diy science guy. He has got the resume to back up the experiments of astronomical proportions. But i mean, long before, this was not your job. You were not a youtube er. You were actually a Rocket Scientist. Yeah, i spent nine years at nasa, and even of those were working on the curiosity its 90 million miles away. Its cool. Reporter while he was sending aircrafts to space, he posted this science experiment to youtube. It got him nearly 10 million views. And that was a cool feeling and im like, i should, i want to do this more. I should do this again. Right . So honestly from that point, like eight years ago, i have done one video a month. Reporter before long, he left behind, and i cannot stress this enough, a job at nasa to make youtube videos full time. Yeah, there was a survey that went out recently that its like, more kids want to be professional youtube ers than astronauts and everyone is like, even im like man. Thats so lame. But then i was like, holdup. I quit my dream job to do make youtube videos so im not one to judge. Reporter sounds crazy, right . Well the gamble paid off, literally, now he is making a living off of experiments which are often sponsored by major brands. His biggest hits racking up millions of views. Like the Worlds Largest horn. Or a pool made entirely of jello. And a bowling ball that only makes strikes. Talk to me about the ideas. Because these are an 8yearolds dream. Are you a kid . So i joke in the videos, like my quest should be the favorite uncle with my nieces and nephews and i started with, you know, a lot of times having them in the videos. I although of having kids and young people in my videos because like they are sucky actors. So, when they give a reaction its genuine. When you see just like the shear enjoyment of like a kid doing a belly flop in to a jello pool. Its like that, is just magic. Reporter one of his most viral clips inspired when somebody started getting handsy with his packages so he made them pay with glitter. I felt like a victim. I was like, holdup. I helped put the rover on mars i made a dartboard that you get a bullseye every time. If anybody can do something about it, its me. Reporter like most tech nerds he calls the bay area home, here at his workshop, we finally got to mess around with gadgets. There you go, no, no, that is perfect. Reporter im having the time of my life, but mark said its all about education. He even advocates for important causes. Trying to save the planets with subber ce lmpcelebs like bill g. As a youtuber and scientist and dad, why is it is important for you to advocate for the causes . Its weird to think i can tap a microphone and like 25 Million People will listen. Right . And so, i cant just sit by and not do something knowing that i could. Right . And i have the power to do something about it. This is the Worlds Largest nerf gun. I have kind of like opened out up here so you can see. But its hard not to admit that being a big kid is in marks dna. So mark just loaded up the Worlds Largest nerf gun, our producer john is sit in the trampoline, he is about to have the nerf shot straight at him. Are you ready . We are going to pray we dont take you out. If we do, sorry. Are you ready . Im ready. Reporter say hello to my little friend. 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