How Has the Economic Crisis Affected Young Women?

Crisis and the Next Generation of Women Workers Visit Young Women Speaking the Economy to Hear from Young Women around the World
“The impact of the crisis has not been gender neutral, with disproportionate burden placed on women.”-Juan Somavia, International Labour Organization Director General By now it’s clear that the economic crisis has profoundly affected people all over the world—but it may come as a surprise thatyoung women are the most affected demographic when it comes to recovery. Hear how this daunting fact is affecting the next generation of women workers in these stories about Crisis. In this section of our latest online exhibition, Young Women Speaking the Economy, the exhibition creators tell how dismal job prospects are affecting them and what impact the global economic situation has had on their lives and work. Check out these stories about Crisis: Watch Anni Hansen’s video project, which explores how young women in each of the four countries in the project have experienced the economic crisis. Listen to Ally Zeifman’s interview about how poverty in Denmark affects one young mother. Watch Kirby Kimber’s video diary about the challenges of getting married while in college and during a financial crisis. Check out Juliene Svetlana Cruz, Joan Sayosa, Dawn Unida, and Lois Palana’s short documentary graduating from college and entering the workforce at a time with limited job opportunities. Visit Young Women Speaking the Economy today, and take our survey to give us feedback on the exhibition! For each person who completes the 12 question survey, we’ll donate $1 to Women for Women International’s program to help women survivors of war in Sudan. Please provide your input and help out a great cause today! * Applies to the first 500 respondents to the survey.