While in France, associations and activists call for a "feminist strike" on Monday March 8 to denounce the injustices suffered by women, the United Nations Organization (UN) also during a tribute, underlined these difficulties, accentuated by the health crisis.
"Women are on the front lines in the face of the Covid-19 crisis, as healthcare professionals, caregivers, innovators, community organizers and, for some, as national leaders who are among the most exemplary and most successful leaders. more effective in the fight against the pandemic. The crisis has highlighted the paramount importance of the contributions of women and the disproportionate burden they carry ", recalls the UN, which wants to pay tribute to women, in this difficult period pandemic.
According to UN Women, since the onset of Covid-19, "data and reports (...) show that all types of violence against women and girls, and especially domestic violence, have increased", writes the organization.
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