Gender Inequality

Gender gap: This is how we can build an equal economic recovery

A man wearing a mask looks at street art at the International Street Art Museum following the new social restrictions announced by the Dutch government, as the Netherlands battle to control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Amsterdam, Netherlands 14 October 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw  REFILE - CORRECTING GENDER - RC29IJ955ZJI

Women make up 70% of the health and social care workforce, and have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Image: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw REFILE - CORRECTING GENDER - RC29IJ955ZJI

Kate Whiting
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