Has Covid-19 turned the clock back on women's equality?

This position holds that Covid-19 set back women's equality. Its argument is that the pandemic hit women hardest on both sides of the labour market — disproportionately costing them jobs in shut-down sectors like hospitality, while exposing them disproportionately on the essential-worker front line.

This position holds that Covid-19 did not set back women's equality. Its argument is that, with public life online during lockdowns, social media gave women an unprecedented platform to share the particular burdens they faced and to have those experiences heard rather than silenced.