Why women will feel the societal impacts of coronavirus more intensely

Author Andrea Gunraj
A gendered analysis of COVID-19

Why It Matters

COVID-19 will have important and lasting effects on society — that means women will feel the worst of it, economically and socially, from additional caregiving work to increased domestic violence.

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