The COVID-19 pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone. Employment and financial worries social isolation and the uncertainty of the pandemic itself have all contributed to high levels of stress in our region and indeed across the world.

National and international research has highlighted that women appear to have experienced significant impacts from the pandemic. Between February and March 2021 The City conducted an engagement project with local cis women transgender women and gender non-binary people to seek a better understanding about these impacts and what strategies projects and services Council can provide or change to better support our local community.

370 responses were received from women* via the City’s online survey. They shared their experiences during this pandemic and the different ways they’ve been impacted – both positively and negatively.

14 interviews and two workshops were also undertaken seeking more detail about the pandemic’s impact on women and non-binary people’s lives.