Cuts 'leave more women unemployed'
31st August 2011
An increase in the number of unemployed women is connected to the cuts to jobs in the retail, domestic and catering sectors, a study has found.
The recent spate in redundancies may provoke more women to secure income protection cover, as research has found that there has been a 27% jump in the number of female retail workers claiming jobseeker's allowance.
According to analysts SSentif, last month 129,000 women who had worked in the sector were claiming JSA, compared to 94,000 over the same period in 2010.
The rise can be attributed to a number of high street chains going into administration, as well as a reduction in positions within the banking industry.
The research also revealed that there was a 16% increase in the number of women in the domestic and catering sectors who were claiming JSA in July, compared to a year ago.
Judy Aldred, managing director of SSentif, said: "There is no doubt that Government cuts are more likely to affect the jobs of women than men due to more women being employed in the public sector.
"However the most recent rises in female unemployment show us that the ongoing pressure on high street spending is resulting in significant female job losses."
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