The article I choose for this blog is https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/in-focus-gender-equality-in-covid-19-response/violence-against-women-during-covid-19. This article talks about the rise in gender based violence issues for women , since covid 19 has swept the nation and continues to thrive. They refer to the issue as a a “shadow pandemic.” AS a way to refer to this issue as being a pandemic just like covid, but the gender based violence is hid in the shadows. This article states that all gender based violence, particurarly gender based violence against females has been much frequent since the pandemic. Because covid 19 puts a strain on health services, places like domestic violence shelters have reached capacity. This leads to more women being stuck with their abuser. This article also states that more needs to be done to prioritise addressing[ninja_form id=] violence against women in covid 19 shelters.[ninja_form id=null]