As the coronavirus pandemic lurches towards its first year, one trend has become clear: the disproportionate burden it places on women and girls. Along with the widespread suffering and hardship caused by the virus, Covid-19 risks setting women’s rights back decades, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina Mohammed told NBC News in an exclusive interview. From child marriage to domestic abuse to online harassment, Mohammed said on Friday that violence against women increased during lockadowns as many victims were trapped at home with their abusers.