The health risks associated with the Covid-19 pandemic have set this current financial crisis apart from past economic downturns. The hardest hit women-dominated industries include the services sector, with approximately 31% of all employed women. The occupations that women undertake are at a higher risk of losing their income sources. As a result, the pandemic could set back South Africa’s decades of work into achieving gender equality in the labour market. In the next half hour we discuss the above findings by Dr. Jacqui Mosomi’s research paper and what the broader implications of the effects of Covid-19 more particularly on women.

<p>The health risks associated with the Covid-19 pandemic have set this current financial crisis apart from past economic downturns. The hardest hit women-dominated industries include the services sector, with approximately 31% of all employed women. The occupations that women undertake are at a higher risk of losing their income sources. As a result, the pandemic could set back South Africa&rsquo;s decades of work into achieving gender equality in the labour market. In the next half hour we discuss the above findings by Dr. Jacqui Mosomi&rsquo;s research paper and what the broader implications of the effects of Covid-19 more particularly on women.</p>

POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Lerato Mbele. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Mbele also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners makes sense of their world.

<p>POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Lerato Mbele. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Mbele also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners makes sense of their world.</p>

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