as a result the gender gap in unemployment narrowed in the immediate aftermath ofthe crisis through a process of levelling down more men lost jobs than women in asia women have been much more affected than men by job losses due to their concentration in the exportoriented manufacturing sector which has been particularly hard hit moreover the persistence of high and volatile global food prices following the price hikes has affected the rights of millions of people to food and to an adequate standard of living spending on child benefits for example which had peaked in europe in fell back to below levels being subjected to violence for example is not only a violation of ones dignity and physical and mental wellbeing but can also lead to homelessness and poverty