Gender gaps from labour market downturns
Ria Ivandic and Anne Sophie Lassen
How quickly do men and women find work after mass lay-offs due to workplace closures? Research by Ria Ivandic and Anne Sophie Lassen reveals that women face a greater risk of unemployment than men and lose a larger share of their earnings. More of this gender gap is due to the unequal division of childcare responsibilities than to differences in education or seniority at work.
20 February 2024 Paper Number CEPCP672
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This CentrePiece article is published under the centre's Community Wellbeing programme.