Gender Equality and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Labour Market, Family Relationships and Public Policy
Paola Profeta
Abstract
During the recovery, investing in gender equality is essential: it will lead directly to higher GDP and indirectly to increase human capital and promote a sustainable society. Or Women as economic agents may themselves have an impact on policies: the changing role of women in families and societies and their greater representation in decision making positions contribute to focusing and redirecting the policy agenda toward items that ultimately reduce gender gaps.
Topics & Concepts
Social policyPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)European integration2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Gender equalityEconomicsPublic policyPublic healthPolitical scienceLabour economicsEconomic growthEconomic policyVirologySociologyEuropean unionMarket economyMedicineGender studiesDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyNursingOutbreakEmployment and Welfare StudiesGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Policy and Reform Studies