Females: Employment

(asked on 23rd March 2021) - View Source

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on female employment.


Answered by
Kemi Badenoch Portrait
Kemi Badenoch
President of the Board of Trade
This question was answered on 24th March 2021

The latest ONS official statistics show the female employment rate at 71.8% up to the end of January 2021. This Government recognises that times are hard for many women, and men, which is why we have extended the furlough scheme until September, alongside new measures in our Plan for Jobs, such as our £2bn Kickstart Scheme and the Restart programme, which launches in the summer.

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