Young, rural and low-income women lost more their jobs during the pandemic
“The research calculated that 34% of female heads of households lost their jobs compared to 28% of their male counterparts, as this problem is much more profound in Peru, El Salvador, Honduras and Bolivia. More than half of the women female heads of households who are in charge of children under 6 have seen their ability to work limited “. An article published by La República highlights the findings of our recent research paper on the coronavirus and the challenges for women’s work in Latin America, undertook by Diana Gutiérrez, Guillermina Martin and our senior researcher Hugo Ñopo.
