shecession

noun
/ʃiːˈsɛʃn̩/UK/ʃiˈsɛʃn̩/US

Etymology

Blend of she + recession, likely modeled after mancession. Popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  1. borrowed from recessiō
  2. compounded as shecession — “she + recession

Definitions

  1. Excessively high female unemployment.

    • Called the “shecession” by some economists, the coronavirus pandemic is unlike other modern recessions in that job losses are greatest among women, who dominate jobs that cannot be done remotely, like food service, retail and hospitality.
    • In widening their investigation to 26 countries in Europe and North America, Doepke and his colleagues reveal that the U.S. was not alone in experiencing a “shecession.”

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for shecession. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA