We have all been affected by lockdown, one way or another – but what is the impact of the pandemic on gender inequality?

Check this *thread* to find out

#EqualityCheck

Women earn on average ___ less than men in Britain

Sorry to break it to you but last year female employees in Britain earned on average 12% less than male ones.

Childcare issues and job losses during Covid-19 may mean that women will not earn the same as men for 90 years, the Fawcett Society ( @fawcettsociety) calculated

Women are also more likely to work in sectors that have had to shut down during lockdown, research by think-tank the Resolution Foundation ( @resfoundation) has shown.

An additional problem is that we don't have data on the gender pay gap for 2020. In March the Government said companies would not have to report their gender pay gap in light of the Covid-19 crisis.

Women spend ___ more time than men on housework during lockdown

Unfortunately, 100% is the correct answer.

Yes, women are spending twice as much time than men on housework every week

And it's not just about housework – this is how men and women compare when it comes to childcare in lockdown

Mothers are ___ more likely than fathers to have lost or quit their job since lockdown began

Mothers are 47% more likely than fathers to have lost or quit their job since the lockdown began.

Around 16% of mothers are no longer in work as a result of the pandemic, compared to 11% of fathers.

If that was not enough of a problem, 1 in 4 new or soon-to-be mothers claim to have faced discrimination at work during lockdown, such as being singled out for redundancy or furlough, according to the Trades Union Congress ( @The_TUC)

Women will be thousands of pounds worse off and have their careers pushed back by years as a result of Covid-19. Here @MariannaHunt5 explains why, in charts https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/charts-coronavirus-setting-back-womens-careers-finances-decades

We launched a campaign, #EqualityCheck, calling on the Government to consider the disproportionate effect its Covid-19 policies are having on women.

Read more about it here https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/politics/business-leaders-mps-sports-stars-back-telegraph-letter-urging/