The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean

High-frequency phone surveys conducted in 13 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) show that women were 44 percent more likely than men to lose their jobs at the onset of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As the crisis evolved, temp...

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Main Authors: Cucagna, Emilia, Romero, Javier
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:
HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
GENDER
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
LABOR MARKET
INCOME LOSS
EMPLOYMENT
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/675641612934705667/The-Gendered-Impacts-of-COVID-19-on-Labor-Markets-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean
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spelling okr-10986-351912021-06-14T09:54:01Z The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean Cucagna, Emilia Romero, Javier HOUSEHOLD SURVEY GENDER CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT PANDEMIC RESPONSE LABOR MARKET INCOME LOSS EMPLOYMENT GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT High-frequency phone surveys conducted in 13 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) show that women were 44 percent more likely than men to lose their jobs at the onset of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As the crisis evolved, temporarily unemployed workers started to go back to work. But the difference in job losses among women and men persisted. Also, highly female-intensive sectors - trade, personal services, education, and hospitality - explain 56 percent of all job losses. And the presence of school-age children at home is linked with a rise in job losses among women, but not among men. 2021-02-25T22:05:27Z 2021-02-25T22:05:27Z 2021-01 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/675641612934705667/The-Gendered-Impacts-of-COVID-19-on-Labor-Markets-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35191 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Latin America
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topic HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
GENDER
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
LABOR MARKET
INCOME LOSS
EMPLOYMENT
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT
spellingShingle HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
GENDER
CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19
PANDEMIC IMPACT
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
LABOR MARKET
INCOME LOSS
EMPLOYMENT
GENDER INNOVATION LAB
WOMEN AND EMPLOYMENT
Cucagna, Emilia
Romero, Javier
The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
geographic_facet Latin America & Caribbean
Caribbean
Latin America
description High-frequency phone surveys conducted in 13 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) show that women were 44 percent more likely than men to lose their jobs at the onset of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As the crisis evolved, temporarily unemployed workers started to go back to work. But the difference in job losses among women and men persisted. Also, highly female-intensive sectors - trade, personal services, education, and hospitality - explain 56 percent of all job losses. And the presence of school-age children at home is linked with a rise in job losses among women, but not among men.
format Policy Note
author Cucagna, Emilia
Romero, Javier
author_facet Cucagna, Emilia
Romero, Javier
author_sort Cucagna, Emilia
title The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_short The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_fullStr The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_sort gendered impacts of covid-19 on labor markets in latin america and the caribbean
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/675641612934705667/The-Gendered-Impacts-of-COVID-19-on-Labor-Markets-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35191
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