Education and economic opportunities

Between November 2020 to March 2021, women’s workloads both at home and on the job have increased and their mental health has suffered.

Over the weekend, Meghan Markle appeared on TV declaring that women have been ‘disproportionally affected’ by pandemic.

COVID has had devastating impacts on girls’ education in particular, unwinding decades of progress, writes Susanne Legena CEO of Plan.

This week, Oxfam has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has cost women around the world $800 billion in lost income.

Canva has hit an on paper valuation of $US15 billion ($19.7 billion) after securing a new round of funding from major US investment funds.

A Girls in Tech report reveals the devastating hit women in tech faced during the COVID-19 pandemic and the rates of burn out.

As Jobkeeper ends, a survey of Australian workers has revealed that more men are returning to the office than women.

The result of COVID lockdowns and school closures is and will be hardest hit by girls. We have an opportunity to change this.

Girls across South East Asia and the Pacific have experienced disrupted education, with many being forced to drop out of school altogether.

Yasmin Poole has been interviewing women across the Pacific about lockdowns and the gendered impacts of COVID-19.

Education is everything. It is the key that unlocks doors. Unleashes potential. Unlocks dreams, writes Aishatu Alhajikabu.

The Bureau of Statistics survey on the household impacts of Covid-19 show women do more unpaid work in the home.