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Female-Focused
Recovery
Brands are supporting female economic recovery in light of COVID-19.
Trend
What is the Female-Focused Recovery trend?
Female-Focused Recovery: The COVID-19 crisis has disproportionately affected women economically as many traditionally female-oriented jobs–like retail and childcare–were forced to close. To support this demographic, brands are launching funding, courses, and platforms to help women more easily re-enter the workforce.
Insight
The consumer insight behind the Female-Focused Recovery trend
Women, and in particular women of color, have been disproportionate discriminated in the workplace and unequal opportunities in the workplace. Now, women are also more likely to be responsible for child care duties as society continues to physical distance, limiting their scope of work. Informed consumers are increasingly dissatisfied with the failing systems that have long promoted gender inequalities and are pressuring brands and institutions to better support vulnerable people.
Trend themes
Themes within the Female-Focused Recovery trend
Three behaviours holding the trend togetherWomen's Workforce Re-entry
Brands are launching funding, courses, and platforms to help women more easily re-enter the workforce.
Diversity Focused Job Hunting Solutions
A growing number of diversity focused job hunting solutions are hitting the market to infuse diversity into teams of all kinds.
Entrepreneurial Courses for Women
Courses like Selfmade offer entrepreneurial training specifically for women to support their economic recovery.
Industry implications
What the Female-Focused Recovery trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookHuman Resources
HR departments can explore diversity-focused job hunting solutions to create more inclusive teams.
Education and Training
Brands can launch entrepreneurial courses for women to support their economic recovery.
Luxury and Retail
Companies can create vocational training programs that guide women back into the workforce and support their advancement in creative, craft, and luxury retail professions.
Workshop question
How can your brand prioritize its diversity and inclusion efforts to support women and people of color?
Trend signals
Trend signals for Female-Focused Recovery
Trend score 1.4 out of 10, from popularity 21%, activity 12%, freshness 10%.
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer (not a primary audience)
Evidence
Examples of the Female-Focused Recovery trend
4 featured examples from Dec 10, 2020 to Apr 19, 2021Female Employment Support
The She-Covery Project Confronts Gendered Job Loss Amid COVID-19
The human resources industry can explore innovative work arrangements and training programs to support the retention and advancement of female employees and to mitigate the impact…
Female-Centric Job Platforms
'HerJobs' Helps Teams Diversify by Boosting Female Talent on Teams
There is an opportunity for the human resources industry to adopt and integrate diversity-focused job platforms to increase the representation of underrepresented groups in the wo…
Female Entrepreneurial Courses
Founders of Selfmade Hope to Support the 'She-Covery' Movement
Opportunity to provide diverse and accessible entrepreneurial education for women via digital platforms and technology.
Women's Workforce Training Programs
LVMH's Institut des Métiers d’Excellence Program is in Japan
LVMH's program is disrupting the luxury fashion retail industry by offering aspiring designers and retail workers unique hands-on experience and skills development.