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Women, Girls, Coronavirus, Climate and the Assault on Feminism

Even at a time of crisis, we need long-term thinking for future generations | LetterLetter: Signatories including Caroline Lucas and Bambos Charalambous say it is essential to deal with coronavirus as a global emergency, but that we must also work harder to predict and prepare for existential risks. They are backing the wellbeing of future generations bill

'Most of the men are your enemies': one woman's crusade in SomaliaIbado Mohammed Abdulle is a counsellor, friend and campaigner for women made refugees in their own country by the impact of climate crisis

The Coronavirus Pandemic Could Force Half A Billion People Into PovertyEconomic calamities spurred by the health crisis could erase decades of progress in raising standards of living.

Global warming will hit poorer countries hardest, research findsTropical regions likely to suffer biggest increase in hot days and extreme weather because of climate change, say scientists

In times of health and economic distress, girls and women are the biggest losers

The Coronavirus Is a Disaster for FeminismPandemics affect men and women differently.

Coronavirus pandemic exacerbates inequalities for women, UN warns‘Limited gains made in the past decades’ toward gender equality ‘are at risk of being rolled back’, UN policy brief said

COVID-19 Is Fast Becoming A Women’s Economic CrisisWomen are doing more work at home, facing more job losses and doing more of the dangerous essential work during the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus is killing more men. But the lockdown is disastrous for women and their rights — CNNThe novel coronavirus seems to be more deadly for men. But in many other ways, women are bearing the brunt of this pandemic.

How to Empower Women Who Are Losing the Most From the Climate CrisisAccording to the UN, 80% of people displaced by climate change are women. But what makes them more susceptible to climate catastrophe?

Stop this retro nonsense about lockdown being a return to domestic bliss for women | Eleanor MargolisThe resurgence of the ‘can women have it all?’ rhetoric during the coronavirus crisis is tiresome, says writer Eleanor Margolis

Mothers will be hardest hit if the economy reopens too fast | Jessica ZuckerWith nine in 10 children out of school, it is moms who will likely be forced to stay home even if, and when, their jobs resume

Moms, Here's What All Your Pandemic-Related Invisible Labor Is Actually WorthHomeschool teacher? Chef? Psychologist? This calculator can tell you the monetary value of all that "free" work.

With no child care or summer camps, women are being edged out of the workforce — The Washington PostWhen parents can't do it all, women's paid labor is often the first to go

Covid-19 crisis could set women back decades, experts fearConcerns 50 years of progress could be put into reverse unless government intervenes

The Future of Children

Climate change will fundamentally shape the lives of children born in 2019The world will be four degrees hotter by the time a child born today is 71 years old.

Losing Soccer During The Coronavirus Outbreak Is Devastating For Kids Who Found Refuge In Sports“I just feel like I’m not me,” one 16-year-old stuck indoors told BuzzFeed News.

The Kids Aren’t All RightCOVID-19 doesn’t appear to be a major concern for children’s health, but the youngest among us will still bear the larger burdens of trauma and economic fallout.

Caroline Lucas: Why we need a Future Generations Bill

Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill | First reading in the House of Commons - FDSD

The Kids Aren’t All RightCOVID-19 doesn’t appear to be a major concern for children’s health, but the youngest among us will still bear the larger burdens of trauma and economic fallout.

You’re Not Imagining It If You Think Your Kid Is Regressing Right NowBedwetting and thumb-sucking are telltale signs.

Silent trauma of children facing the strictest lockdown in EuropeSpain’s seven million youngsters have been cooped up indoors for weeks. Now there are calls to relax the rules amid growing concern over their mental healthCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage

Closed Schools Are Creating More Trauma For StudentsSchool counselors say the coronavirus pandemic has so destabilized kids' lives that the result is genuinely traumatic. And closed schools make it harder for counselors to help.

"For Gen Z, That Hope Was Never There." America's Young Adults Have Already Experienced A Lifetime Of National Crises.During our lifetimes, the US has always felt like it was in crisis. I talked with nine young millennials and Gen Z’ers about what the coronavirus pandemic means for their futures.

What If Colleges Don’t Reopen Until 2021? — The AtlanticMillions of families face a question that was once unthinkable.

The Most Important Skill Kids Can Develop Right NowExperts share advice on how parents can help their kids learn how to bounce back during the coronavirus pandemic.

The pandemic exposes US childcare for what it is: ‘a crisis within a crisis’Americans already struggling to afford childcare before the pandemic are now facing a more precarious economy

The Heartbreaking Reality Of Parenting In The Coronavirus PandemicI’m watching my son adapt to a new way of being amid the COVID-19 crisis.

'Every Child Born Today Will Be Profoundly Affected by Climate Change'Pediatricians in New Delhi, India, say children's lungs are no longer pink, but black.

Losing Soccer During The Coronavirus Outbreak Is Devastating For Kids Who Found Refuge In Sports“I just feel like I’m not me,” one 16-year-old stuck indoors told BuzzFeed News.

Why Difference Making Is The New Superpower — ForbesDifference making can be the new superpower when we empower kids to make their own impact on the world.

The Subtle Ways Your Kid Is Trying To Show You Their Coronavirus AnxietyHiding behind screens? Falling into old behaviors? Here are five signs your child may be struggling with COVID-19 pandemic-related stress.

Pandemic Turning Into A 'Child-Rights Crisis,' United Nations WarnsThe COVID-19 crisis "would effectively reverse the last two to three years of progress in reducing infant mortality within a single year," a new UN repor...

Will the Coronavirus Change the Way China’s Millennials See Their Country?There is perhaps no greater opportunity for young Chinese to merge a conception of the self with the aims of the nation than during a crisis. But can a society stripped of trust inspire such high-minded ambitions?

A few schools reopen, but remote learning could go on for years in U.S. — NPRGovernors are starting to float ideas for reopening schools. But there are many concerns about what education will look like when that happens.

The only child: how is quarantine affecting kids without siblings?With playdates cancelled and school now virtual, only children experiencing isolation at a formative time – but how they cope depends on their personality

Analysis: Now we have proof that kids are paying the price of CovidNine months into the pandemic, the US still has not figured out how to get all of its kids safely back into classrooms, and now we are starting to see the cost of the cumulative individual and policy decisions that have made opening schools so hard.

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