Helen Lewis on the pandemic and women's rage

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A good article here on women (and mothers) and the effects of the pandemic.

www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/03/pandemic-has-made-women-angry/618239/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-global-en-GB

'coronavirus has been a disaster for feminism—and a huge setback for the gains of the past 50 years, such as the domestic-violence-refuge movement and women’s increased economic independence. It has also smashed the idea that the developed world has no more use for feminism, and revealed that while women are divided by race, class, nationality, and plenty else, we still can and should talk about women’s issues.'

Currently reading her Difficult Women book which is excellent

It demonstrates that progress has not been enshrined as part of our rights but a gift or concession that can be withdrawn whenever it's appropriate for those who are willing to abuse their power and use exigent circumstances as a cloak for it.