What does gender have to do with pandemics?
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Is the Corona Virus a Watershed Moment for Women's Empowerment?
In a recent b m j blog, you wrote that the corona virus might actually be, in the end, a watershed moment for women's emancipation. We need to start looking at how social health services are rarely thought about in health emergencies," she says. The fact that most of the world is currently unlocked down and most people are trying to juggle multiple responsibilities may provide a window into people's lives which employers don't normilly seem to understand. And maybe this gives an opportunity for employees to see that actually people have got a lot more going on, and they're not just workers.
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