Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic : The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind
High risk that gender inequalities will widen during and after the pandemic is gains in women’s and girls’ accumulation of human capital, economic empowerment, and voice and agency, may be reversed if no action is taken. Women labor force participa...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/405651614895194175/Croatian-Women-and-COVID-19-Pandemic-The-Coronavirus-is-not-Gender-Blind http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35240 |
| Summary: | High risk that gender inequalities will
widen during and after the pandemic is gains in women’s and
girls’ accumulation of human capital, economic empowerment,
and voice and agency, may be reversed if no action is taken.
Women labor force participation is concentrated in
activities that are more sensitive to the crisis. Women are
concentrated in sectors where they are more likely to be
exposed to the virus. The Coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) crisis didn’t unravel new discrepancies between
men and women, it just shone a brighter light on
already-existing gaps and issues, all of which can be
corrected in the aftermath of the lockdown. It is
recommended to improve availability of care which limits
women’s labor force participation, including alternative
forms of childcare. |
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