39% of young women lost their jobs during the pandemic. Those in Peru, Honduras, Colombia, El Salvador and Bolivia are the most affected in the region
39% of young women lost their jobs during the pandemic. Those in Peru, Honduras, Colombia, El Salvador and Bolivia are the most affected in the region. At this stage, the break in the work trajectory is associated with the burden of caring for minors, which hinders their labor insertion. Read this and other findings by Diana Gutiérrez, Guillermina Martin and Hugo Ñopo in our new open access publication, The coronavirus and the challenges for women’s work in Latin America.
