The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of women’s pre-crisis social, economic, and political situations. This brief offers an overview of how COVID-19 affects women’s employment and wages, education, health and nutrition, unpaid care work, and increases GBV rates. It also provides recommendations for gender-responsive policies and sector-specific strategies to help preserve hard-won gains for women.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerabilities of women’s pre-crisis social, economic, and political situations. This brief offers an overview of how COVID-19 affects women’s employment and wages, education, health and nutrition, unpaid care work, and increases GBV rates. It also provides recommendations for gender-responsive policies and sector-specific strategies to help preserve hard-won gains for women.Read More