Croatian Women and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Women are overrepresented in frontline jobs

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00:00 The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened existing gender gaps

00:04 and made life harder for women in Croatia.

00:07 Croatian women are on the front lines and are

00:10 overrepresented in jobs that cannot be done remotely.

00:13 Women have been more likely to stop working and lose their earnings.

00:17 In April 2020,

00:18 60% of women who were no longer working reported the reason was COVID-19.

00:23 For men,

00:24 this rate was much lower,

00:25 44%.

00:27 This gender gap disappeared by December 2020.

00:31 Low skilled and rural women were hit particularly hard.

00:34 Only 7% of women with high school education and

00:37 below have been able to work from home,

00:39 compared with 62% of university educated women.

00:43 Similarly,

00:44 42% of urban women could work from home compared

00:47 to 31% of women living in rural areas.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened existing gender gaps and made life harder for women in Croatia. Croatian women are on the front lines and are overrepresented in jobs that cannot be done remotely. Women have been more likely to stop working and lose their earnings. In April 2020, 60% of women who were no longer working reported the reason was COVID-19. For men, this rate was much lower, 44%. This gender gap disappeared by December 2020. Low skilled and rural women were hit particularly hard. Only 7% of women with high school education and below have been able to work from home, compared with 62% of university educated women. Similarly, 42% of urban women could work from home compared to 31% of women living in rural areas.

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