‘Most disproportionate loss of jobs because of the first wave of COVID-19 was among urban women’
The Hindu
Reverse migration of men in rural areas may lead to women being pushed out of worksites, says economist
Women have borne a disproportionate brunt of job losses during COVID-19, , Principal Economist, Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE) at LEAD tells in an interview. She discusses the reasons for this and policy measures needed to boost women’s participation in the labour force .
The Consumer Pyramid Household Survey (CPHS) data of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) tells us that COVID-19 had a devastating impact upon overall employment and that the net shortfall is of 6.3 million jobs or a loss of 1.5% of all jobs between March 2020 and March 2021. Urban male employment was worst hit in the second wave and women fared worse in all quarters between March 2020-21.