The collapse in GDP brought about by the global economic crisis in 2008 affected female employment less than male employment, whereas austerity has been particularly harsh on women, a gendered impact described in the literature as “he‐cession to sh(e)‐austerity”. This article analyses gendered trends in the labour markets of eight European countries, decomposing quarterly changes in labour participation of women and men and in employment by sector. The “he‐cession to sh(e)‐austerity” scenario is not observed in all countries. Other channels through which austerity policies can jeopardize gender equality and women's rights are identified with reference to a typology of such policies.

ObjectivesIn an attempt to understand the demand and main drivers of telemedicine abortion, we analysed the requests that Women on Web (WoW), an online telemedicine abortion service operating worldwide, received from France throughout 2020.MethodsWe conducted a parallel, convergent, mixed-methods study among 809 consultations received from France at WoW between 1 January and 31 December 2020. We performed a cross-sectional study of data obtained from the WoW consultation survey and a manifest content analysis of anonymised email correspondence of 140 women consulting with the WoW helpdesk from France.FindingsWe found that women encounter macro-level, individual-level and provider-level constraints while trying to access abortion in France. The preferences and needs over secrecy (n=356, 46.2%), privacy (n=295, 38.3%) and comfort (n=269, 34.9%) are among the most frequent reasons for women from France to choose telemedicine abortion through WoW. The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be an important driver for resorting to telemedicine (n=236, 30.6%). The lockdowns had a significant impact on the number of consultations received at WoW from France, increasing from 60 in March to 128 in April during the first lockdown and from 54 in October to 80 in November during the second lockdown.ConclusionsThe demand for at-home medical abortion via teleconsultation increased in France during the lockdowns. However, drivers of telemedicine abortion are multidimensional and go beyond the conditions unique to the pandemic.

A Almansa-Martínez, R Gómez de Travesedo-Rojas (2017): "Stereotypes about women in Spanish high-end women"s magazines during the economic crisis". Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, 72, pp. 608 to 628. Abstract Introduction: This research study aims to determine whether high-end commercial women"s magazines have adapted the female stereotypes they present in their pages to the new situation of economic crisis that has affected Spain in recent years. Methods: The study is based on the content analysis of the advertising and information contents of the four most representative magazines, in terms of readership and circulation: Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Elle and Vogue. The analysis focuses on the issues published in July, August and September of 2007, 2011 and 2014. Results and conclusions: The results indicate that the advertising and information contents of the sample of magazines no longer promote the archetype of the superwoman, which was predominant during the last century, and now present a new female model, the glamorous and fashionable woman, who is interested in fashion and is sometimes associated with luxury and exclusiveness.

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