Question

Which institution released the ‘Women and girls left behind: Glaring gaps in pandemic responses’ report?

• A. World Economic Forum
• B. World Bank
• C. UN Women
• D. NITI Aayog

Answer 1

Answer:

C. UN Women

United Nations Women recently released a new report titled ‘Women and girls left behind: Glaring gaps in pandemic responses’. As per the report, women were less likely to receive COVID-19 relief from government. At least 29 per cent of working mothers living with children lost their jobs compared to 20 percent of working men living with children. Single women living with children were left behind more, as per the report.