How Work-From-Home Culture Has Amplified Inequalities - Page 14

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No time for higher education
It’s been established that remote-working jobs tend to be the higher-paying ones, and the higher-paying ones tend to require higher education. Online classes to advance one’s education require two things: free time and, sometimes, disposable income. The groups who have neither of those are at a disadvantage when it comes to furthering their careers. Disposable income and free time may have decreased, with COVID-19 causing job loss, and turning parents into homeschool teachers.