3月5日，在國際婦女節之前，歐盟委員會公佈了2021年歐盟性別平等報告，其中顯示了COVID-19疫情對女性的負面影響。這次疫情加劇了歐洲外內幾乎所有生活領域中現有的男女不平等現象，使過去幾年來之不易的努力化為烏有。
那麼，疫情如何加劇不平等現象呢？報告提及以下幾點：
• 成員國內的家庭暴力案件激增；
• 女性在對抗疫情的前線工作；
• 女性在勞動力市場上失去競爭力；
• 封城政策加重女性無償護理的責任和嚴重影響工作與生活平衡；
• 對抗疫情的決策機構中缺乏女性。
如需了解更多信息，您可以通過以下網址查看報告：https://ec.europa.eu/…/aid…/annual_report_ge_2021_en.pdf
[Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender equality] COVID-19 pandemic is a major challenge for gender equality
On 5th March, ahead of International Women’s Day, the Commission published its 2021 report on gender equality in the EU, which shows the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women. The pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities between women and men in almost all areas of life, both in Europe and beyond, rolling back on the hard-won achievements of past years.
So, how has the epidemic exacerbated inequalities? The report mentions the following:
• Member States recorded a surge in domestic violence
• Women were at the frontline tackling the pandemic
• Women in the labour market were hit hard by the pandemic
• Lockdowns have a significant impact on unpaid care and work-life balance
• A striking lack of women in COVID-19 decision-making bodies
For more information, you can check the report at https://ec.europa.eu/…/aid…/annual_report_ge_2021_en.pdf
(Source: European Commission / Photo: ©European Commission)
