The COVID Pandemic Shocks, The Adolescents Girls, and the Labor Market (original) (raw)

The COVID pandemic is the most unprecedented crisis that the human civilisation has witnessed in the last 100 years. It has done irreparable damage to every walk of human life, including employment opportunities. Though the nature of the pandemic has been non-discriminatory, its impact has been felt differently by different sections of the society. It is the most vulnerable and the marginalised who have been hit the hardest due to their socioeconomic position and their inability to overcome it. This paper specifically explores how the young generation, especially adolescent girls who are between the ages group of 12 to 19 years, are being impacted by the pandemic. It also looks at the relationship between the adolescent girl and the labor market in a post-COVID pandemic context.