Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Has Covid-19 turned the clock back on women's equality?
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No, Covid-19 has not turned the law back on women's equality

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.

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  1. Social media has allowed a platform for female experiences to be shared and listened to
    Over lockdown, we have all be spending more time on online. Social media use, while having it's negative effects, has allowed women to share their experiences in a new intimate way. The Sarah Everard case, for example, allowed women to express their rage at social inequalities and to call men to action. While structural change needs to take place to allow for true equality to be achieved, protests and popularity in the news and discussions shows that gender equality is still a prominent social issue.