Covid-19 has highlighted the big gaps in gender equality

President of Network Ireland and owner of Woodview HRM in Co Wicklow, Louisa Meehan with her sons Ethan and Jacob Kellett. File pciture: Eva Blake

Women have been hit a heavy blow by the Covid-19 pandemic which has thrown the stubborn gaps in gender equality into sharp relief.

Although all the data has not yet been published, experts predict that women will have suffered more due to the majority of childcare, homeschooling, and housework still falling predominantly on their shoulders — even when their partners are also at home.