Celebrating women (10/03/21)
This week marks International Women's Day on Monday and International Women's Week at UoS. This year's theme is Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world , to celebrate the efforts of women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight the gaps that remain. Globally, women have been at the forefront of the battle against COVID-19, as front-line and health sector workers, as scientists, doctors and caregivers, yet they get paid 11 per cent less than their male counterparts. Women in the UK have experienced the pandemic in diverse ways. As a working mum and academic, I am interested in mothers' experiences of juggling childcare responsibilities and employment in lockdown. Recent research has shown a stark impact on mother's mental wellbeing, particular for women from racially minoritised groups. As a society we need to understand the disproportionate impact of COVID on women