【可持續發展目標5：性別平等】
「這次疫情暴露了並不斷加深各種不平等現象，其中包括性別不平等。」－ 聯合國秘書長 António Guterres
聯合國婦女署最新數據顯示，這場新冠疫情
可能會讓全球的性別平等工作大倒退。婦女署副執行主任 Anita Bhatia說：「我們在過去25年所做的一切努力，都可能在一年之內化為烏有。」
可能會讓全球的性別平等工作大倒退。婦女署副執行主任 Anita Bhatia說：「我們在過去25年所做的一切努力，都可能在一年之內化為烏有。」婦女署在38個國家進行了研究調查，發現因疫情的緣故，女性承擔了比已前更多、更重的家庭負責
，也讓更多女性失去工作和受教育的機會。無數婦女在疫情期間要兼顧工作
和更重的家務
，讓她們身心俱疲，精神壓力巨大。
，也讓更多女性失去工作和受教育的機會。無數婦女在疫情期間要兼顧工作和更重的家務，讓她們身心俱疲，精神壓力巨大。即使在疫情發生之前，這些數字也是驚人的。全球每天160億小時的無償工作中（主要就是家務，照顧家庭），女性承擔了其中的四分之三。換句話說，男性每做一小時的無償工作，女性就做三個小時。據估計，這個數字因疫情現已大大提升
。
。報告中更讓人警惕的是，很多女性因疫情而不再回去工作了。聯合國婦女署表示，女性退出勞動力市場產生的連鎖反應，不僅會傷害女性的幸福感，還會傷害女性的經濟前景和獨立性。
[Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender equality]
“The pandemic is exposing and exploiting inequalities of all kinds, including gender inequality,” says António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations
The latest data from UN Women shows that the pandemic could be a huge setback for global gender equality efforts. “Everything we worked for, that has taken 25 years, could be lost in a year,” says UN Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia.
could be a huge setback for global gender equality efforts. “Everything we worked for, that has taken 25 years, could be lost in a year,” says UN Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia.A recent research conducted by UN Women in 38 countries has found out that the pandemic has left women with more and heavier domestic responsibilities than ever before, which has also caused more women to lose their opportunities of jobs and education. Countless women have had to balance their work and heavier housework during the pandemic, leaving them physically and mentally exhausted and under enormous pressure.
than ever before, which has also caused more women to lose their opportunities of jobs and education. Countless women have had to balance their work and heavier housework during the pandemic, leaving them physically and mentally exhausted and under enormous pressure.Even before the pandemic, the figures were astonishing – women were responsible for three quarters of the 16 billion hours of unpaid work (mainly housework and caring for the family) every day worldwide. In other words, for every one hour of unpaid work done by men, three hours were done by women. It is estimated that this figure has now increased considerably due to the pandemic.
.Even more alarming in the report is the fact that many women are actually not going back to work even after the pandemic, says Bhatia. According to UN Women, the consequences of women dropping out of the labour market will not harm only women’s well-being, but also their economic progress and independence.
資料來源：BBC NEWS （https://www.bbc.com/news/world-55016842）
Post a comment