As she speaks, it’s like a drumbeat — how girls need to complete their education, how they need access to technology, how child marriage and pregnancy will set a girl on a path of economic hardship. Q: How do you see the pandemic playing out long term for women? Women are affected not just by the virus or the disease but by the circumstances surrounding it. A: I really cannot choose which rights we need to sacrifice, so it just starts with legislation that covers all women so that women have recourse. The services that women need to prevent violence, as well as to protect themselves from it, must be declared essential in every country.

Source: bd News24 August 10, 2020 04:18 UTC