Sabarwal, ShwetlenaSinha, NisthaBuvinic, Mayra2012-08-132012-08-132011-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/10113Do women weather economic shocks differently than men? First-round impacts of economic crises on women's employment should be more prominent in this recent economic downturn than historically because of women's increased participation in the globalized workforce. Second-round impacts result from the strategies that vulnerable households use to cope with declining income, which can vary by gender. In the past, women from low-income households have typically entered the labor force, while women from high-income households have often exited the labor market in response to economic crises. Evidence also suggests that women defer fertility during economic crises and that child schooling and child survival are adversely affected, mainly in low-income countries, with girls suffering more adverse health effects than boys. These impacts underscore the need for providing income to women in poor countries to help household's better cope with the effects of economic shocks.CC BY 3.0 IGOAGE GROUPBABIESBEHAVIOR · CHANGEBUSINESS CYCLECHILD HEALTHCHILD LABORCHILD SURVIVALCHILDBEARINGDEBT CRISESDEBT CRISISDEPRESSIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICSDISABILITYECONOMIC CONDITIONSECONOMIC CRISESECONOMIC DOWNTURNSECONOMIC PROSPERITYECONOMIC SHOCKECONOMIC SHOCKSECONOMIC SLOWDOWNEDUCATED WOMENEMPLOYMENT OF WOMENEMPLOYMENT RATESEMPLOYMENT TRENDSETHNIC GROUPEXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIESFAMILY INCOMEFAMILY PLANNINGFASHIONFEMALEFEMALE EMPLOYMENTFEMALE LABORFEMALE LABOR FORCEFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONFEMALE WORKERSFEMINISTFERTILITYFERTILITY BEHAVIORFERTILITY RATESFINANCIAL MARKETSGENDERGENDER DIFFERENCEGENDER DIFFERENCESHEALTH OF GIRLSHIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD POVERTYHOUSEHOLD SURVEYHUMAN CAPITALHUSBANDSILLITERATE WOMENINFANTINFANT DEATHSINFANT MORTALITYINFORMAL ECONOMYINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMENJOB LOSSJOBSLABOR ECONOMICSLABOR FORCELABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONLABOR MARKETLABOR MARKETSLABOR POLICYLABOR SUPPLYLABOURLABOUR OFFICELABOUR SUPPLYLARGE NUMBERS OF WOMENLIVE BIRTHSLOW- INCOME COUNTRIESLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESLOWER FERTILITYMALE COUNTERPARTSMARRIED WOMENMOTHERSNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL STATUSOLDER WOMENPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOLITICAL ECONOMYPOOR FAMILIESPOOR WOMENPREFERENCE FOR SONSPREGNANCYPRIVATE SECTORREMITTANCESRETRENCHED WORKERSROLE OF WOMENRURAL AREASSAFETYSAFETY NETSCHOOL ATTENDANCESERVICE SECTORSSINGLE WOMENSPONTANEOUS ABORTIONSTEENAGE GIRLSTRADE LIBERALIZATIONUNEMPLOYMENTURBAN AREASWAGESWORKERWORKERSWORKFORCEWORKING WOMENYOUNG WOMENWorld Bank10.1596/10113