Counting the Cost

Counting the Cost


Gender inequality: The economic effect of the pandemic on women | Counting the Cost

June 12, 2021

The pandemic has not been kind to low-income workers in the industrialised or developing world, and recovery has not been inclusive. This week, we want to concentrate on the extraordinary and disproportionate effect on women at all income levels.

Neelanjana Mukhia, head of global engagement at ActionAid International, explains what governments need to do to make sure women do not fall through the cracks.

Plus: China invests billions in oil-rich Iraq. But is the cash-strapped country ready to turn away investments? We talk to Iraq's oil minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail.

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