During the Great Recession of 2008 - 2009 in Canada:
A)burden of unemployment was quite evenly distributed among males and females, and young and old workers.
B)unemployment rate for teenagers was below the rate for the labour force as a whole.
C)unemployment rate for women was considerably higher than that for men.
D)unemployment rate for women was lower than the rate for men.

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During the Great Recession, the unemployment rate for women in Canada was generally lower than that for men, as sectors with higher male employment, like manufacturing and construction, were more severely affected.