Roedd mwy o frys i’r gwaith yn sgil COVID-19, oherwydd i’r pandemig dynnu sylw at anghydraddoldebau dybryd yn ein cymdeithas. Mae'r anghydraddoldebau hyn wedi cael eu harchwilio a'u cofnodi mewn adroddiadau pwerus gan is-grŵp economaidd-gymdeithasol y Prif Weinidog o’r Grŵp Cynghorol Pobl Ddu, Asiaidd ac Ethnig Leiafrifol ar COVID-19 a'r Fforwm Cydraddoldeb Anabledd, ymhlith eraill.
COVID-19 brought increased urgency to the need for this work, by bringing into focus the continuing existence of deep-rooted inequalities in our society.  These inequalities have been further explored and articulated in powerful reports by the First Ministers’ Socio-economic subgroup of the COVID-19 Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Advisory Group and the Disability Equality Forum, amongst others.