Labour market impact of four recessions on women and men in Greece: Comparative analysis in a long term perspective
Abstract
The current economic crisis in Greece has
produced a dramatic fall in male and female
employment and driven unemployment to
historically unprecedented levels. This article
compares gender differences in the labour
market impact of the current crisis with those
of the three previous recessions: 1974, 1980-83,
1990-1993. We have found large discrepancies in
the gender impact between the four recessions.
These are due to differences in their nature and
duration, the sectors and industries hit each
time and the trends of women’s labour force
participation before the eruption of the crisis.
The structural nature of the current crisis and the
negative repercussions of the deep and prolonged
recession on the services sector that concentrates
the great bulk of female employment explain
why the gendered labour market impact of the
current crisis is different from that of previous
recessions. Male employment has been more
hit than female employment until now, but
the spread of the recession to services reversed
the long term trend of increase in the female
employment rate. By contrast, in all three
previous recessions, the tertiary sector had played
a protective, compensating and enhancing role
for women’s employment.
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Karamessini, M. (2016). Labour market impact of four recessions on women and men in Greece: Comparative analysis in a long term perspective. Social Cohesion and Development, 7(2), 93–104. https://doi.org/10.12681/scad.8978
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