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The global picture for women is bleak. In the 12 months before the Covid-19 outbreak, UN Women reported that Globally women make up 54% of employment in accommodations and food service ; 43% of jobs in retail and wholesale trade ; and 46% in other services , including the arts, recreation and public administration. These are among the sectors worst affected by the crisis.
But it is not only the gender pay gap and the refocusing of financial resources that disadvantages women. The wealth gap in SA is stark. Women are less likely to own property or have assets, find it more difficult to access credit and spend far more time on unpaid work such as care work — a demand hugely worsened during the lockdown.
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