The Influence of COVID-19 on Young Women’s Labor Market Aspirations and Expectations in India
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Washington, DC: World Bank
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Youth unemployment and gender gaps in
labor market outcomes are key policy challenges across
developing countries. Young job-seekers may struggle to find
jobs because of their biased beliefs and unrealistic
aspirations about the labor market. This study examines
whether exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the
labor market aspirations and expectations of female
vocational students in Haryana, India. Exposure to the
pandemic lowered young women’s wage aspirations and made
them more realistic, especially in rural areas. A potential
mechanism for these effects was the decline in rural women’s
willingness to migrate for work due to the pandemic.
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COVID-19, PANDEMIC, INDIA, GENDER, JOB SEARCH, GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, SDG 3, DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH, SDG 5, GENDER EQUALITY, SDG 8