Analysis of the Current Situation of Female Employment from a Macroeconomic Perspective: A Case Study of Female Employment During COVID-19

Abstract

The underlying causes of the relative economic downturn in all parts of the world since the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) deserve deeper scrutiny. This paper focuses on the employment situation of women during the above-mentioned period, including a comparison between the extent to which non-cyclical economic downturns have affected employment for both sexes and the impact of COVID-19 on macroeconomic policies by using qualitative research. This paper first judges COVID-19 to be fundamentally different from the downward economic phase of the traditional business cycle, and then it considers the opportunities and pressures on women's employment from a variety of factors, including supply and demand. The paper also discusses in detail the ways in which women were able to find employment during the epidemic, so as to provide an effective and reliable basis and reference for the formulation of national macroeconomic policies and the recovery of national production. It can be concluded that female employment is more significantly affected by the macro environment, and without formulating correct macro policies, it is impossible to bring about the recovery of female employment.