During the global COVID-19 pandemic, women have carried much of the unpaid emotional and domestic burden of caring for their families and communities, often simultaneously holding down paid jobs, many on reduced hours or salaries. Mirroring these trends, women in Aotearoa New Zealand faced greater economic, social and health challenges than men. As ongoing research by a cross-cultural team of feminist scholars has been documenting, New Zealand women have found different ways to cope through the various stages of the pandemic. Organisations such as the United Nations and the OECD have identified the need to develop better support for women within pandemic recovery programmes. Read more: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates the pressures faced by women caregiversSome even refer to the gendered effects of the pandemic economy as the “great she-cession”.

Source: The Guardian April 21, 2022 01:01 UTC