During the last year, hundreds of studies have proven that women from low to middle-income countries have disproportionately suffered from the pandemic.
However, it seems women are changing the narrative and finding alternative financial success via the hosting platform Airbnb.
Making up 55 per cent of the global hosting community, women have earned a collective $70 billion through the platform since 2008.
![Over 40 per cent of woman hosts said they used Airbnb to 'make ends meet'. Photo / Airbnb](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/JITCNNH2TNWNWVLVMXPTVSA3TI.jpg?auth=0f813e865e6d14d3cbf220be8230709c6427f99657d90e9c83cdeac3e73ebb8c&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
It isn't just pros doing well either. New female hosts earned more than $1 billion through Airbnb in one year.