COVID-19 and gender disparities: Labour market outcomes

Vik Singh, Homayoun Shirazi () and Jessica Turetken

Research in Economics, 2022, vol. 76, issue 3, 206-217

Abstract: The study explores the effect of COVID-19 on labour market outcomes for women in the major urban areas in Canada. Using data from the Labour Force Statistics, we find the pandemic has had a disproportionately negative impact on the employment and income of women, worsening gender inequalities. Sectors more likely to employ women faced immense negative pressures, leading to dismal employment numbers. The effects of continued lockdowns and future potential inflation suggest that gender wage disparity continues to increase, worsening the economic health of women and making them even more vulnerable to future event risks.

Keywords: COVID-19; Gender wage gap; Employment; Labour force; Technology; Canada; Logistic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rie.2022.07.011

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