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Home > Resources > 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

Posted on April 1, 2021

This policy brief shows that 1) women were 44% more likely than men to lose their jobs at the onset of COVID-19, 2) highly female-intensive sectors explain 56% of all job losses, and 3) the presence of school-age children at home is linked with a rise in job losses among women, but not among men. The brief is also available in Spanish and Portuguese.

This policy brief shows that 1) women were 44% more likely than men to lose their jobs at the onset of COVID-19, 2) highly female-intensive sectors explain 56% of all job losses, and 3) the presence of school-age children at home is linked with a rise in job losses among women, but not among men. The brief is also available in Spanish and Portuguese.Read More

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