How has the pandemic affected women?
Before the whole pandemic situation, the inequalities that existed in India were already alarming. Things have only managed to become worse throughout the pandemic as gender roles have only managed to deepen. Women as the homemakers and men as the breadwinners. The societal norms predicated that women take up the role of caregivers, and men were afraid of being shamed for doing domestic chores. Before the whole pandemic situation, the inequalities that existed in India were already alarming. Things have only managed to become worse throughout the pandemic as gender roles have only managed to deepen. Women as the caregivers and men as the breadwinners. The societal norms predicated that women take up the role of caregivers, and men were afraid of being shamed for doing domestic chores. There lies a deep link between unpaid care work and the violence against women because any mistake was seen as deserving of punishment.
Tackling the effects of the pandemic
The pandemic has worsened these standing gender inequalities and has only gotten deeper into our economic, political, and social systems. Reducing gender inequality increases the economy’s competitiveness, growth, and readiness for the future. Leaving the situation as it is, could negatively impact the global GDP growth. As we step into the phase of recovery from this pandemic, it’s important that we include women in the process of tackling the effects of the pandemic. This pandemic is an opportunity for women to be involved in a major decision-making process globally because when men dominate the decision-making process, we would only be seeing the world from one perspective. When there aren’t many women in the process, male-dominated policies are made on behalf of women. It’s vital that women’s voices are heard especially when they are being majorly affected by the crisis. Recovery efforts should include investing in the female workforce according to each country’s needs which could significantly help employment opportunities and boost economic growth. This would help in slowly removing gender imbalances and could lead to placing policies so that unpaid work and child care would be more evenly distributed among men and women.
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