Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Recommendation 14
Fifth report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact
Published 9 Feb 2021
Paragraph 57
Addressed to Government Equalities Office
Women and Equalities Committee Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Recommendation (the committee's words)
Job vacancies remain depressed and women with caring responsibilities require targeted job search support. Maintaining mothers’ attachment to the labour market and increasing the opportunities to retrain for jobs in viable sectors is critical. DWP must expand and tailor its offer for mothers seeking employment, so that it encompasses retraining and re-skilling for jobs in the most viable sectors. This should be maintained for the duration of the pandemic as a minimum.
From: Women and Equalities Committee, Fifth report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact (HC 385), paragraph 57, 9 February 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 14 May 2021.