Gender-Sensitive Economic Recovery and Resilience in Asia
The Covid-19 pandemic has touched everyone in some way, but many of its impacts have been disproportionately felt by women: job losses and care burdens, for example, have fallen on women relatively more than men (e.g., Alon et al. 2020, Deshpande 2020). Three years after the pandemic began, and as countries increasingly move toward recovery (even as new threats are on the horizon), what do we know about how women’s economic engagement has changed? And what policies can help ensure post-pandemic recoveries and preparation for future shocks are gender inclusive?
On March 9-10, 2023, Inclusion Economics at Yale University and the Economic Growth Center partnered with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) to hold a two-day conference in Tokyo to understand the latest economics research about gender and economic opportunities in the region, with a focus on what this research tells us about gender-sensitive Covid recovery and preparation for future shocks. The conference facilitated the sharing of new research and discussion and dialogue on potential policy responses to identified challenges.
