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...o.,-?„,177, ......... <br /> . 4:4V,*Irr.N.P?:.. <br /> r ,+,....kSTATE OF HAWAI <br /> I <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 680 20 <br /> A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING AND URGING EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND SOCIAL <br /> AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE PRINCIPLES INTO COVID-19 RELATED RECOVERY <br /> INITIATIVES FOR HAWAII COUNTY. <br /> WHEREAS, COVID-19 has magnified long-standing inequalities and the fragility of our <br /> social, political, economic, and healthcare systems; and <br /> WHEREAS, there is little difference in the number of men and women confirmed to be <br /> infected by COVID-19, but men are more likely to die from the novel coronavirus, while women <br /> are shown to be disproportionately affected by the pandemic because of their profession as well <br /> as childcare and household responsibilities; and <br /> WHEREAS, according to a 2012-2016 industry analysis of Hawai`i's working <br /> population by the State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT), <br /> women makeup roughly 50% of Hawai`i's workforce, but account for 73.3% of the employees in <br /> the health care and social assistance sector, 68.4% of the educational services sector, 65.3% of <br /> the finance and insurance sector, 55.6% of retail trade, 51.7% of the real estate and rental and <br /> leasing industry, and 49.7% of the accommodation and food service industry; and <br /> WHEREAS, the DBEDT report brings into sharp focus the fact that women hold a <br /> significant number of jobs that are critical to providing emergency and ongoing response support <br /> as well as other key services during the coronavirus pandemic; and <br /> WHEREAS, according to data released by the State Department of Labor & Industrial <br /> Relations, 9,135 individuals filed for unemployment insurance in Hawai`i County, with 57% of <br /> those claims (5,235 filings) made by women; and <br /> WHEREAS, a research brief by professor Gema Zamarro on gender differences in the <br /> impact of COVID-19 found that women carried a heavier load than men in providing childcare <br /> duties after schools closed, with 44% of women versus 14% of men reporting being the only one <br /> in the household providing care, and a notable disparity among working parents, with 33% of <br /> working mothers reporting they were the only care provider for their children versus 10% of <br /> working fathers; and <br />