Select committee: Women and Equalities Committee
Conclusion 17
Fifth report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact
Published 9 Feb 2021
Paragraph 77
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 ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
Prior to the pandemic, young people faced a number of challenges including relatively high unemployment, an overrepresentation in forms of insecure work, and long-term issues of low pay and slow career progression. The Government’s flagship apprenticeship programme, intended to boost both employment and progression, suffered from a number of gender inequality issues (including pay and occupational segregation) that remained unresolved. The pandemic has both exposed and exacerbated the economic vulnerability of young people, given their over concentration in shut down sectors, and in insecure work.
From: Women and Equalities Committee, Fifth report: Unequal impact? Coronavirus and the gendered economic impact (HC 385), paragraph 77, 9 February 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 14 May 2021.