“A strong woman knows she has strength enough for the journey, but a woman of strength knows it is in the journey where she will become strong.”
The COVID19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on women's health, social and economic well-being around the world. First and foremost, women are driving the health response: women account for about 70% of the health-care workers, putting them at a higher risk of infection. At the same time, due to school and child care facility closures, as well as historical gender inequities in unpaid work, women are shouldering much of the load at home. During times of crisis and quarantine, women suffer heightened risks of employment and income loss, as well as increased dangers of violence, exploitation, abuse, or harassment.
Policy solutions must be immediate, and they must take into account the concerns of women. Governments should consider implementing emergency measures to assist parents in balancing work and caring obligations, reinforcing and expanding income assistance programs, expanding support for small enterprises and the self-employed, and improving measures to assist women victims of violence. Fundamentally, all policy responses to the crisis must incorporate a gender lens and take into consideration women's distinct demands, responsibilities, and viewpoints.
This demonstrates that women can have the same power and endurance as males in today's world. At the same time, everyone recognizes that God has only given/shared equal capacity to each person, and that if we learn to work together, we will establish a prosperous and prosperous nation.
Reference: https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/women-at-the-core-of-the-fight-against-covid-19-crisis-553a8269/
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