Women in the North have borne the brunt of Covid-19
 
Nearly half of Northern women work in sectors most impacted by the pandemic

Inequalities don’t fit in neat boxes. Injustice is intersectional

Recovery plans must include women’s voices https://bit.ly/3aN8XrA 

in the past year, 23% of working women in the North worked in high risk occupations like health & social care - on the front line during the pandemic.

In comparison, working men in the North make up 6% of this figure.

We took an intersectional approach to our research to show that Northern women of colour can face gender inequalities alongside economic, regional, health inequalities and racial injustices.

These inequalities have widened and worsened in the past year due to the pandemic.

The pandemic has risked reversing the limited gains we’ve made in progressing gender equality.

This is why as we move forward, any plans for recovery MUST include women’s voices. As a starting point, here’s a few things northern leaders can do: