{"id":114436,"date":"2023-11-02T00:00:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T00:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/domestic-abuse-victims-died-as-too-few-women-decision-makers-covid-inquiry-hears-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T00:00:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T00:00:51","slug":"domestic-abuse-victims-died-as-too-few-women-decision-makers-covid-inquiry-hears-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/domestic-abuse-victims-died-as-too-few-women-decision-makers-covid-inquiry-hears-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Domestic abuse victims died as too few women decision-makers&#8217;, Covid inquiry hears | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/e_N1E2T99f4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Domestic abuse victims died as too few women decision-makers', Covid inquiry hears | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e_N1E2T99f4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Domestic abuse victims died during coronavirus lockdowns because there was a lack of female decision makers in government, a key aide has told the Covid-19 Inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>Helen MacNamara, who was the deputy Cabinet secretary in the key early stages of the pandemic, told the inquiry how she struggled to be heard by people in government when raising issues specific to women.<\/p>\n<p>An email sent by Ms MacNamara and shown to the inquiry revealed how she&#8217;d highlighted the consequences of poor gender diversity among decision makers, starting with the lack of provision for domestic abuse victims during the first lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is very difficult to draw any conclusion other than women have died as a result of this,\u201d the email said.<br \/>\n\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Domestic abuse victims died during coronavirus lockdowns because there was a lack of female decision makers in government, a key aide has told the Covid-19 Inquiry. 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