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How to strengthen gender measures and data in the COVID-19 era

Kieran Walsh • February 23, 2021 • COVID-19, Unpaid work, Women • Methods

The data is abundantly clear on one point: the COVID-19 pandemic has had a disproportionately negative impact on women. Because more women work in the tourism, retail, and informal sectors, which have been hardest hit by the pandemic, their livelihoods have been upended. Understanding the extent of this impact is the first step in reversing course. Yet the pandemic has also exposed and exacerbated data gaps that undermine our ability to act intentionally and craft effective policy responses.

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Avoid these 5 rookie mistakes when using ILO databases

Mabelin Villarreal-Fuentes • January 29, 2021 • Database, Unemployment • Analysis, Methods

Containing more than 100 million data points, the ILOSTAT portal is truly a gold mine for seasoned data scientists, but it can be challenging to use for those with less experience. Here we explain five typical rookie mistakes so you can avoid them.

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Who are the women on the move? A portrait of female migrant workers

Andonirina Rakotonarivo • December 18, 2020 • Decent work, Labour force, Migrant workers, Wages, Women • Analysis

The international migration of women, either together with their family or on their own, is an increasingly important and complex phenomenon but remains insufficiently documented owing to a lack of data. New ILOSTAT data offer some insights on the profile of women looking for work and better opportunities abroad.

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COVID-19 is driving up food prices all over the world

Valentina Stoevska • December 9, 2020 • COVID-19, Prices • Analysis

The COVID-19 pandemic, along with the associated lockdowns, mobility restrictions and physical distancing rules, has not only led to a significant increase in unemployment and considerable income losses for many people, but has also altered the spending patterns of consumers and the level of price inflation that they face. In particular, the lockdown measures have affected the supply of and demand for certain products and, hence, their prices.

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Interest in volunteering reached new heights in March and April 2020

Vladimir Ganta • December 4, 2020 • COVID-19, Unpaid work, Volunteer work • Analysis

In normal times, a billion people volunteer their time and energy each year, providing unpaid help to others. Has the COVID-19 pandemic led to even more volunteering worldwide?

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities: how disability affects labour market outcomes

Valentina Stoevska • December 3, 2020 • Decent work, Disability, Employment, Labour force, Unemployment • Analysis

People with disabilities make up 15 per cent of the global population according to the World Report on Disability published by the World Health Organization and the World Bank in 2011. Yet, they are far from adequately represented in labour markets around the world.

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Fallout of COVID-19: working moms are being squeezed out of the labour force

ILO and UN Women • November 27, 2020 • COVID-19, Inactivity, Labour force, Women • Analysis

A workable balance is what parents are desperately trying to find in these uncertain times. Even in “normal” times, the balance between work and family has not been an easy one to achieve. The challenge is not new, especially for women. But the pandemic is shining a stadium size light to the problem, can it also shine light on the solution?

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Lessons from the pandemic: building better gender data for the future

Kieran Walsh • October 20, 2020 • 19th ICLS, COVID-19, LFS, Women • About

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare not only inequalities in the world of work, including between women and men, but it has also further emphasised the gender data gaps that hamper our understanding of the depth, nature and evolution of those inequalities.

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International Day of Rural Women: the unfinished quest for decent work for all

Rosina Gammarano • October 15, 2020 • Decent work, Labour underutilization, Rural economy, Women, Youth • Analysis

Challenges to decent work are different in rural and urban areas, but women in rural areas face additional hurdles to access decent work. Higher labour force participation in rural areas in the developing world and widespread decent work deficits of rural jobs reveal the need to promote healthy rural labour markets for everyone.

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Millions of hours spent daily on unpaid work: evidence from Asia and the Pacific

ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific • September 25, 2020 • Asia and the Pacific, Unpaid work, Women, Working time • Analysis

Unpaid production work is the foundation of all other productive work, yet the time spent on these activities is often neglected in labour market analyses.

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