COVID-19 is said to have wiped out years of progress on gender inequality. That’s why campaigners want women to be given priority when it comes to the pandemic recovery. Women are twice as likely to be out of work than men because of COVID-19. As trillions of dollars are pumped into rebuilding economies, can gender inequality be ended?

Guests:

Anita Bhatia

Deputy Executive Director at UN Women

Sharan Burrow

General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation

Rosemary Morgan

Associate Scientist at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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