U.N. chief warns of rollback in empowerment of women amid pandemic

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that efforts to empower women are losing ground amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, despite women playing key roles in fighting the global health crisis.While noting that 70 percent of health and care workers are women, Guterres said in a video message for an event on International Women's Day, "Even as women have played critical roles during the pandemic, we have seen a roll-back in hard-won advances in women's rights.""Too often, services are delivered by women, but decisions are made by men," the U.N. chief said, citing data that …READ FULL ARTICLE