“Women were therefore the obvious ‘shock absorbers’ of the pandemic.”Amahra Spence Amahra Spence, mother and business owner: "I am exhausted. “They say it takes a village to raise a child, and I’ve really realised with the absence of my village, how true that is,” says Spence. I’ve found it really, really scary and I’ve found it really, really sad.”Others have struggled, too. Four in 10 women (40%) surveyed by HuffPost said they didn’t feel government support for women had changed during the pandemic, despite the challenges faced. She was featured in the BBC’s 100 Women of 2020 for her work during the pandemic, which she calls a “great honour”.

Source: Huffington Post March 08, 2021 06:00 UTC