#WomenRiseAboveCOVID (Jelen Paclarin)

“One of the common issues that has been raised as a problem during this time is what has been also circulated in most literature that women bear the mental load. And now because of this crisis, it's the pre-existing mental load and now the mental load of COVID-19.” – Jelen Paclarin, Executive Director, Women's Legal & Human Rights BureauEarlier this year, the EU-funded WeEmpowerAsia programme of UN Women co-organized a virtual conference titled “Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women” in cooperation with Oxfam to discuss the insights, prospects for recovery and resilience building during and post-COVID-19.To learn more, please visit: http://weempowerasia.org/#WeEmpowerAsia #WomenRiseAboveCOVID #COVID19