Does the coronavirus pandemic level the gender inequality curve? Or does the economic downturn following the coronavirus pandemic enhance gender inequality? To answer these questions, we collected data on Israeli men and women who were employed in the first week of March prior to the lockdown of the economy, and again in the last week of April (after the economy was shut down, but before it was reopened). We find that the consequences of the economic downturn following the coronavirus for gender equality are harsh, with women’s employment and income more severely affected than men’s.

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冠状病毒大流行会影响性别不平等曲线吗？（不是）

冠状病毒大流行会影响性别不平等曲线吗？冠状病毒大流行后的经济衰退会加剧性别不平等吗？为了回答这些问题，我们收集了有关以色列男女的数据，这些数据分别在经济停滞之前的3月的第一周和4月的最后一周（经济关闭之后，但在重新打开）。我们发现，冠状病毒之后的经济衰退对性别平等的后果是严峻的，与男性相比，妇女的就业和收入受到的影响更大。