OPINIONISTA: Covid-19 threatens to undo gains in gender equality – female leadership might be the answer

The long-term ripple effects of Covid-19 are going to be felt for years to come: in the global economic fallout, in the impact on schooling systems and, potentially, in the partial or even permanent return of women to the home. If the demands that are being made on women during this time are not addressed, it’s possible that many will be forced to give up their professional lives, undoing decades of progress.Businesses have a responsibility to prevent this regression.

Ease home-based responsibilities: Flexible working hours, paid sick and family leave, and equal maternity and paternity leave all help to give women the support they need to balance and manage their professional and personal lives. During Covid-19, businesses that implement meaningful and effective systems that support, and empower women are likely to advance gender equality, rather than contribute to its decline.

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