The gender dimension of COVID-19
This chapter investigates the gender dimension of COVID-19 in Italy. I will analyze both the risks and the opportunities that COVID-19 represents for women and gender equality, by exploring how COVID-19 is affecting the labor market and the family, what are the challenges ahead and what are the shor...
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ftuniclbocconiir:oai:iris.unibocconi.it:11565/4030327 2023-11-12T04:19:19+01:00 The gender dimension of COVID-19 Paola Profeta Bellettini, Giorgio Goldstein, Andrea Profeta, PAOLA ANTONIA 2020 STAMPA http://hdl.handle.net/11565/4030327 eng eng Bononia University Press info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/isbn/9788869236211 ispartofbook:The Italian economy after Covid-19 firstpage:135 lastpage:144 alleditors:Bellettini, Giorgio; Goldstein, Andrea http://hdl.handle.net/11565/4030327 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess LABOR MARKET FAMILY SMART-WORKING info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart 2020 ftuniclbocconiir 2023-10-17T22:08:16Z This chapter investigates the gender dimension of COVID-19 in Italy. I will analyze both the risks and the opportunities that COVID-19 represents for women and gender equality, by exploring how COVID-19 is affecting the labor market and the family, what are the challenges ahead and what are the short-run and long-run expected effects. In times of emergencies, the decision-making process becomes particularly difficult and important. The best leaders are asked (or should be asked) to contribute. This means, of course, men and women. Countries led by women (Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Germany, Norway, New Zealand, Taiwan) have turned out to be equipped with the best strategies to deal with the COVID-19 emergency. Obviously, this simple correlation does not say anything about the causal impact of women on the outcomes. Yet it is a striking correlation. There are several factors behind women being such good leaders during COVID-19. Therefore, we can conclude that keeping women outside or on the sidelines of the decision-making process is clearly an unsuccessful strategy, even more so than in other circumstances. Book Part Iceland Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi: CINECA IRIS New Zealand Norway |
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This chapter investigates the gender dimension of COVID-19 in Italy. I will analyze both the risks and the opportunities that COVID-19 represents for women and gender equality, by exploring how COVID-19 is affecting the labor market and the family, what are the challenges ahead and what are the short-run and long-run expected effects. In times of emergencies, the decision-making process becomes particularly difficult and important. The best leaders are asked (or should be asked) to contribute. This means, of course, men and women. Countries led by women (Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Germany, Norway, New Zealand, Taiwan) have turned out to be equipped with the best strategies to deal with the COVID-19 emergency. Obviously, this simple correlation does not say anything about the causal impact of women on the outcomes. Yet it is a striking correlation. There are several factors behind women being such good leaders during COVID-19. Therefore, we can conclude that keeping women outside or on the sidelines of the decision-making process is clearly an unsuccessful strategy, even more so than in other circumstances. |
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