An online side event of the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, was held on March 17, focusing on economic empowerment of vulnerable women and adolescents.

The Beijing Changier Education Foundation, granted with ECOSOC special consultative status, organized the event. More than 50 experts, scholars, NGO representatives and youth representatives from the United States and China participated in the online event, sharing successful cases.

Dr. Kristina Hallett, a board-certified specialist in clinical psychology and associate professor in psychology at Bay Path University, pointed out the continuing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated long-standing gender, age, race and socioeconomic inequalities and severely affected the psychological health and living standards of people, especially women and adolescents. She suggested governments carry out activities with enterprises and communities to cultivate their ability to withstand pressure, and constantly improve their skills in coping with difficult challenges, psychological problems, and emotional crises.