VOA常速英语:International Women’s Day Marks Year of Increased Hardships for Women Worldwide

While employment has dropped across the world during the covid 19 pandemic,
新冠疫情期间，就业率下降，
the economic impacts on women have been particularly harsh,according to the United Nations.
女性受到的影响尤为严重。联合国数据表明该情况。
Women who represent 70 percent of all health care workers
70%的卫生部门工作者都是女性，
have been among those most affected by the pandemic and among those leading the response to it.
女性受疫情影响最严重，也是带头抗击疫情的人。
Gender inequalities have increased dramatically in the past year
去年，性别不平等现象极具增多。
as women bear the brunt of school closures and working from home.
这是因为女性承受了学校关闭和在家工作的影响。
U.N data show employment losses for women stand at roughly five percent globally
联合国数据表明，全球女性失业率上升5%，
compared to 3.9 percent for men.
男性失业率则只上升了3.9%。
Mothers and children were saying they didnt have anything to eat.
母亲和孩子说他们没有食物。
That broke my heart.Why?
我为此而伤心。为什么会这样？
I have lived like that and as a mother seeing your children hungry and not being able to give them something,
我曾那样生活过，作为母亲，看到孩子饿了，但是给不了他们什么，
even a candy or bread,so at least they dont cry from hunger.
即使是糖和面包都给不了，不能让他们吃饱，停止哭泣。
In the United States,employment losses were particularly high among black and Latino women,
在美国，黑人女性和拉丁美裔女性失业率特别高，
according to the CEO of a platform that promotes the careers of women of color.
数据来源于某平台CEO，该平台致力于提高非白人女性就业率。
The industries in which black and brown women heavily are employed by, so hospitality, leisure
黑人女性和棕色人种女性就业集中的行业，比如服务业和娱乐业，
Some of those industries have a very high concentration of black and brown women
黑人女性和棕色人种女性在这些行业中的一部分很集中，
and so in 2020 we realized that a lot of those industries were heavily affected,
在2020年，很多类似行业受到严重影响。
therefore it affected the women who were employed there
所以在这些行业工作的女性受到了影响，
who are no longer employed.
也就失业了。
Despite facing economic challenges and shouldering the burden of child care as schools close,
世界上的女性不仅要面对经济挑战，承担学校关闭期间照看孩子的负担，
women around the world have found ways to use their skills and inspire others.
她们还找到了用技能激励他人的方法。
My son told me,mom lets do something productive.
我儿子告诉我妈妈，让我们做些有意义的事情吧。
Some youtube channels they see dont teach anything.
他们看的一些YouTube频道什么也不教。
Lets teach them how to farm or teach them something.
让我们教他们如何耕种或其它事情。
Lets give them hope.
让我们给他们希望。
We believe that women are strong and we can make a change.
我们相信女性很强大，我们能改变其它。
We too have abilities and can work alongside men.
我们也有技能，能和男性一样工作。
The theme of International Womens Day for 2021 is choose to challenge a call to action for a more gender equal world.
2021年国际妇女节的主题是接受挑战，行动起来，创造性别平等的世界。
For many women globally,the biggest immediate challenge may be to just stay afloat in a pandemic ravaged world.
全球许多女性目前最大的挑战是在受疫情影响的世界里维持生计。