The industries that were hurting the most during the pandemic were the ones that women were typically found working. Some of those industries are ones that rely on tangible interactions with consumers and traveling. Examples of these types of industries include retail, food, beverage, and tourism activities. Women are overrepresented in these industries which is just the start of how women would be impacted more during the pandemic when it comes to jobs. Women are also more at risk when it comes to loss of income during a crisis unlike men because women’s incomes are generally lower than men to begin with and they face higher poverty rates. Since women are dramatically overrepresented in the industries that struggled the most, this factor further grew the gender gap between men and women with employment rates.
