II. Impact of COVID-19
as a result of the interplay between gender and other identities.
When collecting regular or COVID-related data, it should be
disaggregated by variables such as disadvantaged groups in order
to analyze problems and develop countermeasures.
Recommendation 2
The government should strengthen the comprehensive gender
impact assessment and response mechanism and take active
measures to assist women in employment, including improving
the conditions of the care industry, preventing unemployment,
ensuring reasonable wages and insurance, and increasing the
digital competencies of women in disadvantaged situations to
meet the demands of the trend toward digital transformation in
industry.
Recommendation 3
The government’s relief measures should also take into account
workers who have to stop working to take care of family members
by considering the offer of cash payments and paid family care
leave. Recovery and restoration efforts should focus on caregiving,
developing a sustainable and just economy, and ensuring a balance
between work and family life to prevent disruptions in career
development due to caregiving.8
8
UN Women's 2021 call for countries to recover after COVID-19 - to put "care" at the center of
developing "sustainable and just" economy. See https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/
publications/2021/09/beyond-covid-19-a-feminist-plan-for-sustainability-and-social-justice
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