The recession caused by the COVID-19 crisis has features that could disproportionately harm female employment. Risk of infection and social distancing measures may have disrupted jobs in face-to-face industries, which have traditionally hired more women than men. School closures and a consequent...

The recession caused by the COVID-19 crisis has features that could disproportionately harm female employment. Risk of infection and social distancing measures may have disrupted jobs in face-to-face industries, which have traditionally hired more women than men. School closures and a consequent...

■ The Covid-19 crisis has diminished the labor demand in business areas where women are mainly engaged in, such as in-person services, and restricted the supply of married women due to the increased burden of at-home child care. As a result, the employment shock was concentrated on women...