[Japon] Women bear brunt of Japan’s pandemic job losses

Auteur : Mari Ishibashi and Rei Nakafuji, Nikkei staff writers

Production : Nikkei

Diffusion : site de Nikkei Asian Review

Date : 7 septembre 2020

Hotel, food service and retail sectors cut back as people stay home

TOKYO — Massive job cuts caused by the coronavirus pandemic are concentrated on sectors that tend to employ many women, a trend that highlights a lopsided economic impact both at home and abroad.

Source : Mari Ishibashi and Rei Nakafuji, « Women bear brunt of Japan’s pandemic job losses », Nikkei Asian Review, 07/09/2020. URL : https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Datawatch/Women-bear-brunt-of-Japan-s-pandemic-job-losses (consulté le 07/09/2020)

Photo « à la une » : Cutbacks due to the coronavirus pandemic are affecting female workers more than men