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THREAD: Research by us & @Fawcettsociety @LSENews @QMUL show that a 3rd of women compared with a quarter of men are highly anxious about #Covid19. Data shows that #Covid19 is having distinct impact on women. This is what we know so far https://bit.ly/3dKJ5vH #WomenCovidData 1/32
Since closures of schools and nurseries, on average, women in the UK spend over 3.5 hours on childcare, men under 2.5 hours. @CambridgeGender #WomenCovidData https://bit.ly/2zA2ssv #COVID19 2/32
Women do over 2 hours of home-schooling, men do under 2 hours. @CambridgeGender #WomenCovidData https://bit.ly/2zA2ssv #COVID19 3/32
77% of the workforce at high risk of exposure to #Covid19 are women. @Autonomy_UK #WomenCovidData https://bit.ly/3dDwxpM #Covid19 4/32
98% of workers at high risk of exposure to Covid 19 within low paid jobs are women. @Autonomy_UK #WomenCovidData https://bit.ly/2WYZzte #COVID19 5/32
Black women are 4.3 times more likely to die from Covid than their white counterparts. Black men are 4.2 times more likely to die. @ONS https://bit.ly/2WTOl9w #WomenCovidData #COVID19 6/32
Bangladeshi and Pakistani women are 1.6 times more likely to die from Covid than their white counterparts. Males from those ethnic groups are 1.8 times more likely to die. @ONS https://bit.ly/2WTOl9w #WomenCovidData #COVID19 7/32
Sectors on frontline of #COVID19 inclu health & social care have an overrepresentation of Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority women & migrant women.
Large % of these workers are women doing precarious work on part-time, temporary or zero-hour contracts. https://bit.ly/3cxrpDC 8/32
Large % of these workers are women doing precarious work on part-time, temporary or zero-hour contracts. https://bit.ly/3cxrpDC 8/32
26% of households with disabled person are in poverty struggling to make ends meet. Panic buying, longer queues & fewer delivery options means access as well as affordability to food is a real concern for disabled women during pandemic. @sisofrida https://bit.ly/2y060np 9/32
80% of homecare providers reported inadequate PPE. These jobs are at high exposure to #Covid19. 83% of the social care workforce are women. https://bbc.in/35YYqpD #WomenCovidData 10/32
66 women and 32 men who work as care workers have died due to #COVID19. Care workers are dying at a higher rate than any other occupational category. @Autonomy_UK https://bit.ly/2zxmnZ7 #WomenCovidData 11/32
41% of women compared with 28% of men going out the house for work say they have additional workload due to Coronavirus. Women frontline workers are working harder. Research by @WomensBudgetGrp @fawcettsociety @LSEnews @QMUL https://bit.ly/3dKJ5vH #WomenCovidData 12/32
In light of the data it comes as no surprise women on the frontline report greater levels of anxiety. 56% of those who are working outside the home report anxiety levels of 7 or more. @WomensBudgetGrp @fawcettsociety @LSEnews @QMUL https://bit.ly/3dKJ5vH #WomenCovidData 13/32
43% of women going out to work during the lockdown have concerns about debt compared with 32% of men. Fears of debt are hitting women key workers harder. Research by @WomensBudgetGrp @fawcettsociety @LSEnews @QMUL https://bit.ly/3dKJ5vH #WomenCovidData 14/32
Women’s incomes are expected to fall by 26% (£309) compared to 18% (£247) for men. Statistics show the distinct impact #Covid19 will have on women’s economic situation. @turn2us_org https://bit.ly/3cCO5m4 #WomenCovidData 15/32
In two-parent households women’s income is expected to fall by £405 compared to £309 for men. @turn2us_org. https://bit.ly/3cCO5m4 #WomenCovidData #COVID19 16/32
This would increase the gender pay gap by £62 a month which is a 15% increase. #COVID19 @turn2us_org https://bit.ly/3cCO5m4 #WomenCovidData 17/32
66% of single parents anticipated they would have £1,000 or less in April to live on. #COVID19 @turn2us_org https://bit.ly/3cCO5m4 #WomenCovidData 18/32
42% of single parents anticipated they would have £500 or less to live on. 90% of single parents are women. #COVID19 @turn2us_org https://bit.ly/3cCO5m4 #WomenCovidData 19/32
56% of single parents stated they would struggle to make ends meet in the next 3 months. Polling by @WomensBudgetGrp @fawcettsociety @LSEnews @QMUL https://bit.ly/3dKJ5vH #WomenCovidData #COVID19 20/32
57% of parents with young children face higher levels of debt after crisis. Women are shock absorbers' of poverty. Going without food, clothing or warmth to protect their family. https://bit.ly/3dKJ5vH #WomenCovidData @WomensBudgetGrp @fawcettsociety @LSEnews @QMUL 21/32
Women in the UK are 4% more likely to have lost their job than men. @CambridgeGender https://bit.ly/2Lus1y2 #WomenCovidData #COVID19 22/32
33% of cleaners and maintenance staff report losing their jobs from 9-14 April. This is of particular concern given the overrepresentation of migrant workers with access to social security or #UniversalCredit https://bit.ly/2Lus1y2 #WomenCovidData 23/32
36% of young women worked in sectors that have been closed due to #Lockdown. @TheIFS https://www.ifs.org.uk/publications/14791 #WomenCovidData 24/32
25% increase in calls to the National Domestic Abuse Helpline since #Lockdown. Women are more likely to experience domestic and sexual violence. https://bit.ly/2WsL2XQ @RefugeCharity @womensaid #WomenCovidData 25/32
Looking ahead: a quarter of nurseries report closures within the year due to financial trouble. How will women especially lone mothers return to work with huge shortages of paid care? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52506919 @daynurseriesuk #WomenCovidData 26/32
. @resfoundation finds that 1 in 10 lower earners cannot work from home while @ONS shows 69% of low earners are women. There will be a correlation between socio-economic background, gender, race and those forced back to work https://bit.ly/3fPxRaY #WomenCovidData 27/32
Women and low earners are also more likely to rely on public transport than men putting them at increased risk In England, 46% of households in lowest income quintile have no access to a car, compared to 13% in highest income quintile https://bit.ly/3dGRXCz #WomenCovidData 28/32
Women were already consistently more likely to struggle with bills/ rent. 67% of statutory homeless people are women. When payment holidays/ protections against eviction end, risk of increased women and children’s poverty is huge @ONS https://bit.ly/34fc1bK #WomenCovidData 29/32
The gendered impact of #Covid19 is real. Women who are mothers, carers, and key workers are bearing the brunt of the virus. #WomenCovidData 30/32
The situation is even starker for different groups of women including, low paid, Black and ethnic minority women, disabled women migrant women and women experiencing violence and abuse. @RunnymedeTrust @RefugeCharity @womensaid @ @sisofrida @4refugeewomen #WomenCovidData 31/32
For a weekly update on the gendered impact of #Covid19 sign up to our newsletter https://wbg.org.uk/covid-19-newsletter/ You can also read our latest briefing which analyse what the govt #Covid19 recovery ‘roadmap’ means for women. https://bit.ly/2T6JpwK 32/32
More than 78 per cent of those who have lost their jobs since the crisis began are women and two thirds are between 18 and 34, according to PWC.” https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/women-and-youngsters-lose-most-jobs-in-crisis-05bw5hsll
