Abstract
The gender gap that occurs in Special Capital Region of Jakarta, between men and women has an impact on aspects of employment related to labor absorption. Increasing the number of optimal employment opportunities, both in terms of productivity and efficiency, can determine the success of economic development in a region. This study was conducted to see how likely it is that women are unemployed, in relation to the employment aspect in Special Capital Region of Jakarta which is based on secondary data from BPS and analyzed with a descriptive quantitative approach. The results showed that the open unemployment rate (TPT) in Special Capital Region of Jakarta in 2019-2020 experienced a significant increase in 2020, namely 4.86% for men and 4.5% for women. Different results are shown in the variable labor force participation rate (TPAK), which tends to experience a fluctuating trend with the participation rate of men being higher than women. In general, the COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on employment, which in turn has an impact on unemployment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate was dominated by men, due to the high wages of men compared to women. In addition, womenโs labor force participation rates are relatively low compared to menโs, causing women to have little chance of being unemployed. Female workers have higher resilience than male workers, this is due to the higher saturation of women in informal economic activities with entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurial activities tend to have more resilience than formal workers because there is no risk of termination of employment from the employer.
Highlights
The global crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused countries in the world to take policies to limit people's activities
*Corresponding author: ratihfitria.putri@ugm.ac.id consisting of China, Japan, South Korea, Italy, United Kingdom, and United States because of COVID-19 shows that women are 24% more likely than men to lose their jobs, and 50% more than men to experience a decline in income
Calculations related to employment aspects in Special Capital Region of Jakarta in 2011-2019 are based on several variables that can describe employment conditions in Special Capital Region of Jakarta, such as the Labor Force Participation Rate (TPAK) and Open Unemployment Rate (TPT)
Summary
The global crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused countries in the world to take policies to limit people's activities. The restrictions were made as an effort to contain the wider spread of COVID-19. This condition has an impact on various sectors. In addition to the health sector, the economic sector is one of the sectors most seriously affected by COVID-19. Based on a scenario [1], Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2020 in several countries experienced a decline. The COVID19 disruption to the global economy has had an impact on the employment situation, such as reduced income, reduced working hours, work from home regulations and increased unemployment
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