The Gendered Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Iranian Labor Market (English)

Despite sizable government interventions to sustain the economy, in the first year of the pandemic (2021/22), approximately 1 million jobs were lost in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and labor force participation contracted by 3 percentage points. Iranian women were the most affected: two out of three jobs lost between 2019/20 and 2020/21 were previously held by women. The gendered impact of the crisis contributed to widening Iranian women’s disadvantage...

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Author

Redaelli,Silvia;
Document Date
2024/02/15
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS10705
Volume No
1
Country
Iran, Islamic Republic of,
Region
Middle East and North Africa,
Disclosure Date
2024/02/15
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The Gendered Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Iranian Labor Market

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

IR-Iran Poverty Assessment -- P177715

Major Sector

FY17 - Public Administration

Theme

FY17 - Inclusive Growth,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning

Sector

FY17 - Central Government (Central Agencies)

Topics

Gender and Labor Market,Coronavirus (COVID-19),

Unit Owning

EFI-MNA-POV-Poverty and Equity (EMNPV); EFI-SAR-POV-Poverty and Equity (ESAPV)

Originating Unit

Off of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10705; PROSPERITY; MNACE labor and gender research programs; COVID-19 (Coronavirus);

Digital Object Identifier

10.1596/1813-9450-10705

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

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Redaelli,Silvia.

The Gendered Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Iranian Labor Market (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10705; PROSPERITY; MNACE labor and gender research programs; COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099818302152432113

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