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+ March 12, 2021 ACHIEVING gender equality could be delayed by 51 years as women were found to be more heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, a report produced by W20 in collaboration with Accenture Research and Quilt.AI showed.
Findings of the survey confirmed that the pandemic has had a negative impact on most people – but women have consistently been hit harder across countries, age groups and lifestyle indicators.
Women have seen their earnings decline almost two-thirds more sharply than men, dropping by 16.5 percent on average since the pandemic began, compared with the 10.1 percent drop for men.
Five percent of the women respondents when the pandemic struck are now unemployed, higher compared to men with just 2.8 percent.