Hairdressing Salons: Conference Venues and School Closures

hairdressing salons: School closures during lockdown have exacerbated the situation because more women than men tend to care for and teach their children, even while working from home, according to CTV. The services sector, covering areas like hospitality and leisure, has been ravaged by lockdowns imposed by governments across the world trying to halt the spread of the disease. The nature of the outbreak means women are more likely than men to lose or quit their jobs in vulnerable low-paying workplaces like bars, conference venues, hairdressing salons, hotels, pubs and restaurants, which faced extensive shutdowns. LOSS OF INCOME In the U.K. and the U.S., women more likely to lose their jobs because they are more likely to work in services, said Cambridge University economics lecturer Christopher Rauh. In Britain, stay-at-home measures began to be relaxed earlier this month but pubs, bars and restaurants are expected to reopen only from July 4. When you lose your job you are not just losing income now -- but also later on, he told AFP. Newsletter sign-up Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox As lockdowns ease and infection rates and deaths fall, the services sector is often the last to reopen because it tends to rely on large numbers of people in close contact. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.