Men
accounted for more than 60% of the jobs losses last year, while
in terms of hours worked they suffered more than two-thirds of
the overall drop, the ECB said in an Economic Bulletin article.
With women heavily represented in the leisure and hospitality
sector, some economists and even ECB officials warned that women
were at risk of losing more, but the study suggests that women
found new work more easily then men.
"Employment losses between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the
fourth quarter of 2020 were mainly concentrated in the wholesale
and retail trade and transportation sectors for men and in the
recreation and personal services sectors for women," the ECB
said.
"Conversely, the employment gains in public administration and
in education were tilted towards female workers," the ECB added.
While underemployment has been historically higher for women,
the gap narrowed somewhat by the end of 2020, the ECB added.
(Reporting by Balazs Koranyi; Editing by Alex Richardson)
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