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HOW AUSTERITY IS HURTING WOMEN IN
EUROPE - DATA
March 8, 2013 - Women are disproportionally affected by austerity cuts
because they are society’s main carers, and the main users of public services
and welfare recipients, where there have been heavy reductions in budgets; they
predominate in low paid, insecure employment, which is expanding, facilitated
by labour counter-reforms; because they are heavily employed in the public
sector where there have been big job cuts; because they are already
discriminated against in a whole number of areas.
Employment
Pay
Poverty
Welfare and work benefits
Care services (including childcare)
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