Gender and Covid‐19: Are women bearing the brunt? A case study for Bolivia

Luis Enrique Escalante and Helene Maisonnave ()
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Luis Enrique Escalante: EDEHN - Equipe d'Economie Le Havre Normandie - ULH - Université Le Havre Normandie - NU - Normandie Université
Helene Maisonnave: ULH - Université Le Havre Normandie - NU - Normandie Université, EDEHN - Equipe d'Economie Le Havre Normandie - ULH - Université Le Havre Normandie - NU - Normandie Université

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Abstract: Abstract The coronavirus pandemic (COVID‐19) is threatening the well‐being of citizens in most countries of the world; however, women and men could be affected in different ways. This study uses a gender‐sensitive computable general equilibrium model linked to a micro model to assess the impacts of COVID‐19 in Bolivia. The results reveal negative effects for all economic agents. Female‐headed households in general and those headed by unskilled women in particular are the most affected, as they experience significant reductions in employment and the largest increases in household burdens. This increases poverty and inequality for more women than men.

Date: 2021-12-18
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Published in Journal of International Development, 2021, 34 (4), pp.754-770. ⟨10.1002/jid.3603⟩

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DOI: 10.1002/jid.3603

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