ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 outbreak and resultant economic crisis has led to governments in Europe taking extraordinary action to support citizens. Bodies such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) recommend such measures should include targeted support for the most affected population groups. Women form one of these groups, with disproportionate impacts on their employment and economic resources already documented. Although the disruption brought about by the COVID-19 crisis has the potential to reshape gender relations for everyone’s benefit, there are concerns that the crisis will exacerbate underlying gender inequalities. Though these impacts are likely to be felt globally, public policy has the potential to mitigate them and to ensure a gender-sensitive recovery from the crisis. This paper introduces a gendered lens on the employment and social policies European countries have established since the crisis, with a brief comparative analysis of short-time working schemes in four countries – Germany, Italy, Norway, and the UK. Ongoing research seeks to extend the comparative, gendered analysis of the design, access and impacts of COVID-19 employment and social policies across Europe.

抽象的

COVID-19疫情及由此引发的经济危机已导致欧洲各国政府采取特殊行动来支持公民。国际劳工组织（ILO）等机构建议此类措施应包括为受影响最大的人群提供有针对性的支持。妇女是这些群体中的一员，对她们的就业和经济资源的影响已成比例地记录在案。尽管COVID-19危机带来的混乱有可能重塑两性关系，为每个人谋福利，但人们担心危机会加剧潜在的性别不平等。尽管可能在全球范围内感受到这些影响，但公共政策有可能减轻这些影响并确保从危机中恢复对性别问题敏感。本文介绍了欧洲国家自危机以来制定的就业和社会政策的性别视角，并简要比较了德国，意大利，挪威和英国这四个国家的短期工作计划。正在进行的研究试图在整个欧洲范围内扩大对COVID-19就业和社会政策的设计，获取和影响的比较，性别分析。