Shecession
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Excessively high female unemployment. uncommon
"As Figure 2 shows, the model for the impact of regular versus pandemic recessions on women and men matches the evidence. A regular recession is a ‘mancession’, meaning that women’s total labour supply increases relative to men’s, whereas the pandemic recession is a ‘shecession’, with deep employment losses for women."
Example
More examples"As Figure 2 shows, the model for the impact of regular versus pandemic recessions on women and men matches the evidence. A regular recession is a ‘mancession’, meaning that women’s total labour supply increases relative to men’s, whereas the pandemic recession is a ‘shecession’, with deep employment losses for women."
Etymology
Blend of she + recession, likely modeled after mancession. Popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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