shecession

English

Etymology

Blend of she +‎ recession, likely modeled after mancession. Popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Noun

shecession (plural shecessions)

1. (uncommon) Excessively high female unemployment.
   • 2020 September 22, Michèle Tertilt, Matthias Doepke, Jane Olmstead-Rumsey, Titan Alon, “The shecession (she-recession) of 2020: Causes and consequences”, in Centre for Economic Policy Research‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-05-02:

     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.

   • 2020 November 2, Katie Surma, “Pandemic recession becomes ‘shecession’ as more working moms are forced to quit jobs Previous”, in Chicago Tribune‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-05-02:

     Called the “shecession” by some economists, the coronavirus pandemic is unlike other modern recessions in that job losses are greatest among women, who dominate jobs that cannot be done remotely, like food service, retail and hospitality.

   • 2022 March 24, Matthias Doepke, “Women at Work: From a Milestone to a ‘Shecession’”, in Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern‎^[3], archived from the original on 2024-05-02:

     In widening their investigation to 26 countries in Europe and North America, Doepke and his colleagues reveal that the U.S. was not alone in experiencing a “shecession.”