Abstract

Women serve on the frontlines against COVID 19, and the impact of the crisis on women is stark. Women face compounding burdens: they are over-represented in health systems, continue to do the majority of unpaid care work in households. Women are at the forefront of the battle against the pandemic as they make up almost 70% of the health care workforce, exposing them to greater risk of infection, while they are under-represented in leadership and decision-making processes in the health care sector. Moreover, due to persistent gender inequalities across many dimensions, women’s jobs, businesses, incomes and wider living standards may be more exposed than men’s to the anticipated widespread economic fallout from the crisis. Among seniors, globally, there are more elderly women living alone on low incomes – putting them at higher risk of economic insecurity. A sample of 100 females from different villages of rural area of Rajouri district was selected for the present study. A questionnaire was framed for the collection of data. Data was analysed both quantitatively and qualitatively.

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