Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic : The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind

High risk that gender inequalities will widen during and after the pandemic is gains in women’s and girls’ accumulation of human capital, economic empowerment, and voice and agency, may be reversed if no action is taken. Women labor force participa...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT GENDER GAP WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES WOMEN'S AGENCY VULNERABLE POPULATION FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION EMPLOYMENT INCOME LOSS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/405651614895194175/Croatian-Women-and-COVID-19-Pandemic-The-Coronavirus-is-not-Gender-Blind http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35240

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spelling	okr-10986-352402021-04-23T14:02:19Z Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic : The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind World Bank CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT GENDER GAP WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES WOMEN'S AGENCY VULNERABLE POPULATION FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION EMPLOYMENT INCOME LOSS High risk that gender inequalities will widen during and after the pandemic is gains in women’s and girls’ accumulation of human capital, economic empowerment, and voice and agency, may be reversed if no action is taken. Women labor force participation is concentrated in activities that are more sensitive to the crisis. Women are concentrated in sectors where they are more likely to be exposed to the virus. The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis didn’t unravel new discrepancies between men and women, it just shone a brighter light on already-existing gaps and issues, all of which can be corrected in the aftermath of the lockdown. It is recommended to improve availability of care which limits women’s labor force participation, including alternative forms of childcare. 2021-03-10T17:46:16Z 2021-03-10T17:46:16Z 2021-02 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/405651614895194175/Croatian-Women-and-COVID-19-Pandemic-The-Coronavirus-is-not-Gender-Blind http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35240 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Women in Development and Gender Study Europe and Central Asia Croatia
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spellingShingle	CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 PANDEMIC IMPACT GENDER GAP WOMEN'S OPPORTUNITIES WOMEN'S AGENCY VULNERABLE POPULATION FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION EMPLOYMENT INCOME LOSS World Bank Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic : The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind
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description	High risk that gender inequalities will widen during and after the pandemic is gains in women’s and girls’ accumulation of human capital, economic empowerment, and voice and agency, may be reversed if no action is taken. Women labor force participation is concentrated in activities that are more sensitive to the crisis. Women are concentrated in sectors where they are more likely to be exposed to the virus. The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis didn’t unravel new discrepancies between men and women, it just shone a brighter light on already-existing gaps and issues, all of which can be corrected in the aftermath of the lockdown. It is recommended to improve availability of care which limits women’s labor force participation, including alternative forms of childcare.
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title	Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic : The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind
title_short	Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic : The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind
title_full	Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic : The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind
title_fullStr	Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic : The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind
title_full_unstemmed	Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic : The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind
title_sort	croatian women and covid-19 pandemic : the coronavirus is not gender-blind
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/405651614895194175/Croatian-Women-and-COVID-19-Pandemic-The-Coronavirus-is-not-Gender-Blind http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35240
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Croatian Women and COVID-19 Pandemic : The Coronavirus Is Not Gender-Blind

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