How Do Women Weather Economic Shocks? What We Know

How Do Women Weather Economic Shocks? What We Know

Do women weather economic shocks differently than men? First-round impacts of economic crises on women's employment should be more prominent in this recent economic downturn than historically because of women's increased participation in...

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Main Authors:	Sabarwal, Shwetlena, Sinha, Nistha, Buvinic, Mayra
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGE GROUP BABIES BEHAVIOR · CHANGE BUSINESS CYCLE CHILD HEALTH CHILD LABOR CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDBEARING DEBT CRISES DEBT CRISIS DEPRESSION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISABILITY ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ECONOMIC CRISES ECONOMIC DOWNTURNS ECONOMIC PROSPERITY ECONOMIC SHOCK ECONOMIC SHOCKS ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN EDUCATED WOMEN EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN EMPLOYMENT RATES EMPLOYMENT TRENDS ETHNIC GROUP EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIES FAMILY INCOME FAMILY PLANNING FASHION FEMALE FEMALE EMPLOYMENT FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEMALE WORKERS FEMINIST FERTILITY FERTILITY BEHAVIOR FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL MARKETS GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES HEALTH OF GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD POVERTY HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HUMAN CAPITAL HUSBANDS ILLITERATE WOMEN INFANT INFANT DEATHS INFANT MORTALITY INFORMAL ECONOMY INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN JOB LOSS JOBS LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR POLICY LABOR SUPPLY LABOUR LABOUR OFFICE LABOUR SUPPLY LARGE NUMBERS OF WOMEN LIVE BIRTHS LOW- INCOME COUNTRIES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES LOWER FERTILITY MALE COUNTERPARTS MARRIED WOMEN MOTHERS NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS OLDER WOMEN POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR FAMILIES POOR WOMEN PREFERENCE FOR SONS PREGNANCY PRIVATE SECTOR REMITTANCES RETRENCHED WORKERS ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL AREAS SAFETY SAFETY NET SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SERVICE SECTORS SINGLE WOMEN SPONTANEOUS ABORTIONS TEENAGE GIRLS TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS WAGES WORKER WORKERS WORKFORCE WORKING WOMEN YOUNG WOMEN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/01/13611628/women-weather-economic-shocks-know http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10113

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Summary:	Do women weather economic shocks differently than men? First-round impacts of economic crises on women's employment should be more prominent in this recent economic downturn than historically because of women's increased participation in the globalized workforce. Second-round impacts result from the strategies that vulnerable households use to cope with declining income, which can vary by gender. In the past, women from low-income households have typically entered the labor force, while women from high-income households have often exited the labor market in response to economic crises. Evidence also suggests that women defer fertility during economic crises and that child schooling and child survival are adversely affected, mainly in low-income countries, with girls suffering more adverse health effects than boys. These impacts underscore the need for providing income to women in poor countries to help household's better cope with the effects of economic shocks.