Covid-19, women and the economy—it’s not all about care
There has been a macroeconomic blindspot in feminist narratives of the pandemic which unwittingly limits the scope of critique.
What should a female career and family structure post-pandemic look like?
The pandemic threatens to exacerbate gender inequalities and reinforce the association between women and unpaid care—unless contrary action is taken.
The imperative of a gender-sensitive recovery
The coronavirus crisis has highlighted—and widened—the persistent discrimination, disadvantage and injustices women face.
Why we need gender-responsive central banking
The pandemic has deepened gender disparities. Central banks must recognise they have a role to play in reversing these trends.
Creating a gender-equal recovery
The pandemic has added to the domestic care burden women face while putting predominantly female care workers under huge pressure.
Good news for gender equality as we exit the Covid-19 crisis?
The pandemic has had differential impacts on women. Raised consciousness about them must be applied to advance gender equality in recovery measures.
Work-life conflict in Europe
Work and life are often thought of as a zero-sum of hours in conflict but work-life balance also depends on investment in care and men’s full participation in the home.
Taxing better to create more caring—and feminist—societies
International Women’s Day falls in the shadow of a pandemic which has hit women hard around the world.
Covid-19: a tale of two service sectors
If the 2008 crash brought on a ‘mancession’ of lost jobs, the sectors most hit by the pandemic employ mainly low-paid women workers.
Bearing the brunt: the impact of Covid-19 on women
The pandemic has proved not to be an equal-opportunity destroyer of economic and social wellbeing.