Commentary: COVID-19 is likely to worsen gender inequality in Asia

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Previous pandemics show that women are worse-off in terms of economic security and job opportunities, say observers.

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The IMF predicts that the economic fallout will be “the worst recession since the Great Depression, and far worse than the Global Financial Crisis”.

The impact on women across Asia has been particularly harsh with thousands of textile factories employing millions of women in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia and South Korea closing as supply chains were disrupted. Already highly vulnerable and typically without access to social protection benefits, the COVID-19 lockdowns have seen an immediate contraction in women’s business leaving millions of households exposed to poverty.Alongside these aspects of the pandemic, lockdowns haves seen all aspects of life confined to the home.

With women disproportionately represented in industries most affected by current job losses, this rate will likely decline further. Women’s participation in the economy has been framed as a key to global growth by leading international agencies such as the World Bank and the IMF.The business case for gender equality remains as robust as ever and, if handled appropriately, the pandemic presents a number of opportunities to “build back better” and improve women’s equality in the workplace.

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