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BRUSSELS (Reuters)M – Women in European Union countries have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic because they make up the vast majority of workers in health and other frontline jobs, an EU report said on Friday.<\/p>

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The pandemic has also brought a rise in domestic violence against women, the EU\u2019s annual report on gender equality said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected women\u2019s lives,\u201d it read. \u201cThere is already ample evidence that the hard-won achievements of past years have been \u2018rolled back\u2019…progress on women\u2019s rights is hard won but easily lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

Health risks to women had increased as had their workload and challenges to their work-life balance, said the report, which will be published on Friday and was seen by Reuters in advance. Women also took on more care responsibilities in lockdowns.<\/p>\n

This has weighed on women\u2019s safety, domestic violence rising in France, Lithuania, Ireland and Spain during Europe\u2019s first lockdown in the spring of 2020, it said.<\/p>\n

Women also filled more jobs than men which required personal contact and have been hit the hardest by restrictions introduced to curb the spread of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen\u2019s overrepresentation in lower paid sectors and occupations, such as hospitality, retail, or personal services, make them particularly vulnerable in the labour markets struck by the COVID-19 crisis,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

Female employment in the EU dropped slightly more than male employment early on in the pandemic and women have since had more difficulties finding new jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn contrast, service sectors that were not as disrupted due to the nature of their activity such as information and communication, finance and insurance, primarily employing men, saw an increase in employment rates,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n

It warned that the trends could lead to lower pensions for women, widening the gender pension gap and other inequalities \u201cfor decades to come\u201d.<\/p>\n

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