Covid-19 has ‘exacerbated gender inequities in housework and childcare’

Covid-19 has ‘exacerbated gender inequities’ in housework, childcare and mental health for women, according to a new study.   University College London (UCL) experts surveyed 12,278 men and 17,298 women in the UK in April and May last year during the first lockdown.  On average, women did nearly twice the amount of housework and childcare as … Read more