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It has been more than a year that schools are closed because of the pandemic. Kids are forced to stay at home and it’s usually the mothers who are to deal with the added burden. As the world struggles with covid-19, some women fear that it is pushing them back into traditional roles. Depending make has a setback for women. Women are the backbone of society, they already carry a very heavy load. They usually have to do all the cooking, cleaning, checking up on their kids. Many women have put a pause on their careers due to this reason. Research shows that there is a backward development in partnerships. 26% of women have reduced their working hours to organise child care in the coronavirus crisis but only 16% of men have done so. The pandemic has exacerbated what were already very deep-rooted inequalities between men and women. Job losses during the panda make have fallen disproportionately on women. It is you need to this unemployment crisis that women have been the hardest hit. Many women have faced less reliable incomes and, in some countries, healthcare. The very jobs that women hold and also putting their health at risk. Globally 70% of healthcare workers women and more likely to come into contact with covid-19. Women are also more likely than men to hold jobs where they are underpaid, unprotected or paid by the hour. Economic responses to the pandemic must take gender into account to tackle this inequality head-on. Pregnant women may be at higher risk for severe illness from covid-19, the meaning of having to make difficult choices in accessing prenatal care. There have also been measurable declines in access to maternal health services due to closure and travel restrictions. Across the world means to l have experience the shortage of period products or have faced increased prices. Therefore, the contribution of women in the pandemic cannot be overlooked.