We examine the impact of the global recession triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic on women's versus men's employment …. Whereas recent recessions in advanced economies usually had a disproportionate impact on men's employment, giving rise to the … moniker "mancessions," we show that the pandemic recession of 2020 was a "shecession" in most countries with larger employment …

examine the role of one of the world's largest employment guarantee schemes, India's MG-NREGA, in cushioning job losses in one … capacity to provide public workdays under the scheme generated relatively higher employment during the pandemic. Consequently … areas in April-August 2020 by 7% overall and by 74% for rural women, over baseline employment rate. These cushioning effects …