The social distancing and lockdowns associated with the COVID-19 crisis has hit service sectors with frequent interactions between consumers and providers which cannot be done from home. At the same time, it has added education and childcare services to pre-existing home production needs. This column combines survey data from the UK with occupation classifications to show that that – unlike previous recessions – the current crisis is harming women’s labour market prospects more than those of men and that women are also likely to be on the receiving end of the bulk of increased home production requirements.
This policy brief argues that gender inequality in unpaid care work is the missing link that influences gender gaps in labour outcomes. The gender gap in unpaid care work has significant implications ...
The consequences of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak are unprecedented and felt around the world. The pandemic is heavily affecting labour markets and economies, including global supply cha...
This report is a call to action for the immediate health response required from all societies and countries to suppress the transmission of Covid-19 and end the pandemic. It addresses the social, econ...
This ILO Gallup report is the first of its kind in its efforts to employ a poll method to capture attitudes regarding gender and the workforce on a global scale (over 140 countries and territories sur...