> Women make up a larger percentage of part-time workers in the hotel, food service and retail industries -- where layoffs have been deep.
> In a global study of more than 10,000 people, conducted by non-profit international aid organization CARE, 27% of women reported increased challenges with mental health during the pandemic, compared to 10% of men.
> Compounding those worries about income, women have been dealing with skyrocketing unpaid care burdens, according to the study.
This is not an article in an academic journal and we don't know how scientifically valid the CARE survey was - which btw wasn't specifically about Japan. It would almost certainly cover countries that were unable to effectively subsidise their shutdowns. Having said that, it does intuitively make sense that the economic down turn would place additional stress on those most affected by it.
The lockdown, however, was not the source of the economic down turn, but rather the virus roaming about killing people was the cause. An effective lockdown, supported by government subsidies and contact tracing, has been proven to be beneficial to the economy. After the shutdown, consumers can roam about in the comfort of knowing that they have almost zero chance of contracting the virus. Australia and New Zealand are now so confident in their success that they can fill entire stadiums with people as though a vaccine had already arrived.
> Women make up a larger percentage of part-time workers in the hotel, food service and retail industries -- where layoffs have been deep.
> In a global study of more than 10,000 people, conducted by non-profit international aid organization CARE, 27% of women reported increased challenges with mental health during the pandemic, compared to 10% of men.
> Compounding those worries about income, women have been dealing with skyrocketing unpaid care burdens, according to the study.
Doesn't exactly sound "very minimal" for women.