women's employment. We examine how the forces that underlie this observation play out in developing countries, with a … employment: whereas in high-income economies reduced employment in contact-intensive services had a large impact on women, this … sector plays a minor role in low-income countries. Another difference is that women's employment rebounded much more quickly …

Background: This research explores the repercussions of the COVID-19 emergency on women’s enablement worldwide … various metrics pertinent to women’s empowerment, encompassing the ratio of employed females to the total populace, women …’s labor force involvement, female representation in legislative assemblies, young women disengaged from education, occupation …

Women’s employment rates and wages are still lagging those of men across OECD countries, with average employment and … further policy action. A lack of affordable high-quality childcare is often an obstacle to women’s participation in the labour … to work further hampers women’s careers. Biases in the tax system may discourage women from working in some countries …

We examine the impact of the global recession triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic on women's versus men's employment … declines among women. We examine the causes behind this pattern using micro data from several national labor force surveys, and … show that both the composition of women's employment across industries and occupations as well as increased childcare needs …