ARE YOU KNOW A CHANGE MAKER, EMAIL US. >>> PART OF NORTH CAROLINA'S REBOUND WILL BE GETTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK, FOR MONTHS WE HAVE REPORTED ON THE IMPACT AND WOMEN. THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS FINAL REPORT OF 2020 SHOWED WOMEN LOSING MORE THAN 5 MILLION JOBS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. A NONPROFIT KNOWN FOR HELPING WOMEN SUCCEED IS STEPPING UP BY HOSTING A VIRTUAL WOMEN'S ONLY JOB FAIR TOMORROW MORNING, FOR LOCAL WOMEN LOOKING FOR WORK. MEGAN AND ISLAND BERGER, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. LET'S START, HOW HAS THE NEED CHANGED FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE OVER THE PAST YEAR? >> THE PANDEMIC HAS HAD A DEVASTATING TOLL ON WOMEN, SINCE IT STARTED. WOMEN HAVE LEFT THE WORKFORCE FOUR TIMES MORE THAN MEN HAVE. THEY HAVE LOST MOST OF THEIR JOBS AND BEAR THE BRUNT OF CHILDCARE AND HOUSEWORK, AND INDUSTRIES MOST AFFECTED ARE THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS LOCALLY AS WELL, OF WOMEN, LEAVING A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF THOSE WOMEN UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED. >> WE ARE PUTTING ON THE SCREEN SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE JOB FAIR TOMORROW, WALK US THROUGH WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WHAT DO PEOPLE NEED TO DO TO ATTEND, WHAT EMPLOYERS WILL BE THERE, HOW DOES IT VIRTUAL JOB FAIR COMPARE? >> THEY CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE TO SIGN UP, THE VIRTUAL JOB FAIR TOMORROW WILL FEATURE 10 EMPLOYERS AND INCLUDE A 20 MINUTE Q&A SESSION WITH EACH EMPLOYER, SOME EMPLOYERS THAT WE HAVE INCLUDE SPECTER FORCE, HIGHER STRATEGIES, LOSS HOME- IMPROVEMENT, SPECTRUM, AND THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE. THE EMPLOYERS JOINING US TOMORROW WILL BE OFFERING BOTH FULL AND PART-TIME REMOTE AND IN PERSON OPPORTUNITIES TO WOMEN LOOKING FOR WORK. >> HOW DOES THAT WORK VIRTUALLY VERSUS IN PERSON? >> THAT WILL GET TO LOG ON, THAT WILL INTERACT ON A ONE-ON- ONE BASIS WITHIN THAT ROOM, ONLINE, THE EMPLOYERS WILL BE ON VIDEO AND TALKING TO THE WOMEN ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY HAVE. THEY WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO SHOW THEM WEBSITES AND HOW THEY CAN SEARCH FOR JOBS ON THEIR WEBSITE AND CONNECT WITH THEM ONE-ON-ONE. >> ARE YOU EXPECTING A BIG TURNOUT? >> WE HAVE ABOUT 200 PEOPLE WHO HAVE RSVPED, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THIS CONNECTION. >> THAT'S GREAT. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OTHER WAYS YOU'RE HELPING LOCAL WOMEN WHO NEED HELP RIGHT NOW? I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION FOR MANY YEARS AND KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT JUST NEW FOR THE PANDEMIC, YOU HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR YEARS. >> WHERE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEVEN ADDITIONAL JOB FAIRS THIS YEAR, WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING WOMEN INDIVIDUAL COACHING, CAREER COACHING, WE PROVIDE WEBINARS TWICE A WEEK ON DIFFERENT CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL EVENTS, THE JOB ACQUISITION CLASS. AND ALSO CLASSES AND EVENTS TO HELP WOMEN BUILD OUT THEIR NETWORK AND TEACH THEM NETWORKING SKILLS. >> SO MUCH MORE THAN DRESSING PEOPLE FOR SUCCESS, YOU REALLY SET THEM UP.