Predictions that the pandemic will have a devastating impact on gender equality appear to be borne out by recent reports. From child-care to home schooling and redundancy, women are bearing the brunt. Not to mention soaring levels of domestic violence. There is a risk of a two-tier workforce and an expansion of the gender pay gap.
Interestingly, few female-led countries – including Germany, New Zealand, Taiwan and Finland - have done badly, so how do we respond to observations that countries that badly served women during the pandemic were notable for a dearth of female voices at the heart of government?
Chaired by Gillian Martin MSP, Member of the Equalities and Human Rights Committee, this panel includes:
- Dr Angela O’Hagan, Deputy Director of the WiSE Centre for Economic Justice, Convenor of the Scottish Women’s Budget Group
- Hannah Stevens, Director of The Parliament Project
- Talat Yaqoob, Chair of Women 50:50 and member of National Advisory Council on Women and Girls
- David Devenney, Director, Fathers Network
The event is run in partnership with The Parliament Project.
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