Listen now (8 mins) | Covid-19 has wrecked the life and livelihood of many people across the globe. It has shattered many small and large businesses; it has adversely affected the physical and mental well-being of a huge number of people. Apart from this, the pandemic has aggravated the gender inequalities already existing in society. In places where women have struggled to overcome gender gaps and find a place in the forefront of society, covid has worsened the prospects. Small-scale, non-profit enterprises run by women almost disappeared during the pandemic period. The plights of female farmers have mostly gone unnoticed.