COVID-19 has had a major impact on the female labor market in Latin American countries. As a result, female unemployment has increased significantly. This phenomenon, coined by some experts as "She-cession," has had a powerful effect on women with young children and young women.
This report illustrates the shock experienced by millions of women in Latin America who continue to struggle to overcome the historical barriers they have faced in participating in the labor market and how these have been amplified since the onset of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.