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Thursday, August 27, 2020

Seminal research by Rhodes-UCT researchers reveal that in South Africa, black women are carrying the biggest socio-economic burden of COVID-19 crisis

Title:
Seminal research by Rhodes-UCT researchers reveal that in South Africa, black women are carrying the biggest socio-economic burden of COVID-19 crisis

Published:
Rhodes University, 25 August 2020
https://www.ru.ac.za/latestnews/seminalresearchbyrhodes-uctresearcherrevealthatinsouthafricablackwom.html

From the article:
A study by Rhodes University's Professor Michael Rogan in collaboration with University of Cape Town’s Caroline Skinner of the African Centre for Cities on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the informal economy has found that the typical earnings for women in informal self-employment decreased by nearly 70% between February and April 2020.