Do women weather economic shocksdifferently than men? First-round impacts of economic criseson women's employment should be more prominent in thisrecent economic downturn than historically because ofwomen's increased participation in the globalizedworkforce. Second-round impacts result from the strategiesthat vulnerable households use to cope with decliningincome, which can vary by gender. In the past, women fromlow-income households have typically entered the laborforce, while women from high-income households have oftenexited the labor market in response to economic crises.Evidence also suggests that women defer fertility duringeconomic crises and that child schooling and child survivalare adversely affected, mainly in low-income countries, withgirls suffering more adverse health effects than boys. Theseimpacts underscore the need for providing income to women inpoor countries to help household's better cope with theeffects of economic shocks.
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