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 ¯9¯

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