The SDGs are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals developed by the United Nations. This article provides an introduction to the SDGs, their origins and the process of implementation that created these goals.

The impacts of Covid-19 have disproportionally effected women, causing the gender pay gap to widen. Women’s earnings have dropped by an average of 13% during the pandemic, almost double the typical decrease in male earnings. The World Economic Forum predicts that following Covid-19, it will now take 257 years to achieve economic gender parity.