One of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic is that, metaphorically speaking, the world has moved backwards in time at least in so far as the prospects for women’s equality are concerned. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has estimated that the pandemic may have cost us as much as four decades of progress in the fight against gender discrimination, particularly in the field of labor. Even before the pandemic, women faced an uphill battle. The pay gap between men and women in similar positions persisted, as did discriminatory hiring practices based on patriarchal prejudices against women and their…