This brief use firm-level data collected between May 2020 and May 2021 in 41 countries, to provide descriptive evidence on the differential effect of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis on female- and male-owned firms. Data suggest that while female-owned and male-owned businesses closed permanently at the same rates, female-owned firms were more likely to have temporarily closed during the crisis and to have closed for a longer duration. When able to stay in business, female-owned firms were more likely to experience a decrease in demand for their products or services and supply of intermediate inputs than male-owned firms. They also reduced the size of their workforce more than their male counterparts and were more likely to reduce hours worked. Finally, female-owned firms suffered deeper financial distress than male-owned firms. Nevertheless, female and male-owned firms show similar optimism of returning to normal levels of sales or workforce in the near future.
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Author
Hyland,Marie Caitriona, Karalashvili,Nona, Muzi,Silvia, Viganola,Domenico
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Document Date
2021/07/29
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Document Type
Brief
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Report Number
162280
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2021/07/30
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Female-Owned Firms during the COVID-19 Crisis
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Keywords
Ownership Share Type; gender-based disparity; Global Indicator
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Hyland,Marie Caitriona Karalashvili,Nona Muzi,Silvia Viganola,Domenico
Female-Owned Firms during the COVID-19 Crisis (English). Global Indicators Briefs,no. 2 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/890571627634660709/Female-Owned-Firms-during-the-COVID-19-Crisis