The gendered effects of the COVID-19 crisis and ongoing lockdown in South Africa: Evidence from NIDS-CRAM Waves 1 -5

Globally, women have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
In line with this, research using earlier waves of the NIDS-CRAM survey found that women in South Africa were particularly hard hit.
Relative to men, they were much more likely to lose their jobs during the initial strict lockdown phase,
and their recovery was slower as the economy started to reopen.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353346709_The_gendered_effects_of_the_COVID-19_crisis_and_ongoing_lockdown_in_South_Africa_Evidence_from_NIDS-CRAM_Waves_1_-5