[en] Nearly all modern recessions have had one thing in common: men's employment has been affected significantly more than that of women. At least this was the case until 2020, with the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only has it been unique in terms of its origin, but also in terms of its impact on the labour market: for the first time women were significantly more likely than men to be laid off, furloughed or to experience a reduction in working hours. This has led some economists to coin the term “shecession” (she + recession) to describe the recent economic downturn
Disciplines :
Special economic topics (health, labor, transportation...) Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Todorovic, Jelena
VAN KERM, Philippe ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Social Sciences (DSOC)
PELUSO, Eugenio ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Department of Economics and Management (DEM)
Title :
Unemployment and working hours of women and men during the pandemic
Publication date :
17 August 2021
Publisher :
LISER, Luxembourg
Report number :
1
Collection name :
LISER-MEGA series on gender issues in the COVID-19 pandemic
