"You know what's refreshing?" asks a senior female lawyer who works in the financial sector. "They're not going anywhere. They can't go to steak dinners, their favorite cigar bars or fly off to the Masters. And they're not dragging their golf bags into the office and running out in the middle of the afternoon for 'client development.' They're stuck—like we are."

She adds, "Let's see how long they can last!"

The coronavirus as an agent for gender equality? That's probably not what you're hearing, but some women contend that the lockdown is actually leveling the playing field in the workplace—and they're crowing about it.