COVID-19 Measures and Gender Labour Market Inequalities: A Global Perspective

Abstract

Already before COVID-19 there was a lot of gender inequality in the labour market (access, pay, working conditions). Parents / mothers struggled to reconcile work and family. The global COVID-19 measures severe impact demand for paid and unpaid labour and have and had severe consequences on working women worldwide. This presentation during the 7th Conference of the Regulating for Decent Work Network 6-9 July 2021 from the ILO discusses "What are the consequences for gender equality in employment?". 

See the full conference agenda here: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---inst/documents/meetingdocument/wcms_794440.pdf

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  • Steinmetz, S., Tijdens, K. G., de Pedraza, P., & Besamusca, J. (2021, July 7). The consequences of the implemented COVID-19 measures on gender-specific labour market inequalities: A global perspective [Conference presentation]. 7th Regulating for Decent Work Conference, International Labour Organization, Virtual.