Unemployment and working hours of women and men during the pandemic

Jelena Todorovic; Philippe Van Kerm; Eugenio Peluso

Unemployment and working hours of women and men during the pandemic

Jelena Todorovic, Philippe Van Kerm, Eugenio Peluso

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Abstract

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 (...)

Original language	English
Publisher	LISER
Number of pages	8
Place of Publication	Esch-Belval
Publication status	Published - 17 Aug 2021

Publication series

Name	LISER-MEGA series on gender issues in the COVID-19 pandemic
Publisher	LISER, Gouvernement du Luxembourg, Ministère de l’Égalité entre les femmes et les hommes (MEGA)
No.	1

Keywords

COVID-19
pandemic
gender equality
shecession

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LISER-MEGA series on gender dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic

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COGEL-19: COVID-19 and Gender Equality in Luxembourg
Peluso, E., Chen, S., Genevois, A., Van Kerm, P., Verheyden, B. & Menta, G.
Ministère de l'Égalité des genres et de la Diversité (MEGA)
1/01/21 → 31/12/21
Project: Research

6 Other contribution

Inflation et inégalités de genre au Luxembourg. Consommation et épargne
Peluso, E. & Sologon, D. M., 21 Jul 2023, 5 p. Esch-Belval : LISER.
Research output: Other contribution

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Différences entre les femmes et les hommes concernant les attitudes vis-à-vis des mesures sanitaires
Todorovic, J. & Verheyden, B., 27 Sept 2022, 14 p. Esch-Belval : LISER.
Research output: Other contribution

Open Access
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Gender differences in attitudes towards COVID-19 and sanitary measures
Todorovic, J. & Verheyden, B., 27 Sept 2022, 13 p. Esch-Belval : LISER.
Research output: Other contribution

Open Access
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Emploi et temps de travail des femmes et des hommes pendant la pandémie
Todorovic, J., Van Kerm, P. & Peluso, E., 17 Aug 2021, 9 p. Esch-Belval : LISER.
Research output: Other contribution

Open Access
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Time use, childcare and home schooling
Todorovic, J., Van Kerm, P. & Peluso, E., 18 Nov 2021, 12 p. Esch-Belval : LISER.
Research output: Other contribution

Open Access
File

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Unemployment and working hours of women and men during the pandemic

Abstract

Publication series

Keywords

LISER Collections

Access to Document

Projects

COGEL-19: COVID-19 and Gender Equality in Luxembourg

Research output

Inflation et inégalités de genre au Luxembourg. Consommation et épargne

Différences entre les femmes et les hommes concernant les attitudes vis-à-vis des mesures sanitaires

Gender differences in attitudes towards COVID-19 and sanitary measures

Emploi et temps de travail des femmes et des hommes pendant la pandémie

Time use, childcare and home schooling

Cite this