The IMF pointed out that women are also disadvantaged by the fact that they tend to do more unpaid domestic work - on average, about 2.7 hours per week.
The COVID-19 crisis affects women more than men because they hold more jobs in the hardest-hit sectors.WASHINGTON - The coronavirus pandemic could jeopardise progress made by women over the last three decades in narrowing the economic gap between themselves and their male counterparts, the International Monetary Fund said.
In the United States, about 54 percent of women work in sectors where they cannot telework. In Brazil, 67 percent of women are unable to work remotely.The IMF pointed out that women are also disadvantaged by the fact that they tend to do more unpaid domestic work -- on average, about 2.7 hours per week.
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