Thursday 4 November 2021 9:00-10:00am EST Link to register Nigeria’s COVID-19 response has been driven by the National COVID-19 Pandemic Multi-Sectoral Response Plan coordinated by the Presidential Task Force/Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 and related bodies at the State level. But has gender been adequately factored into the response? Come along to our webinar where we will […]
In this blog, Carolyne Ajema, Kirabo Suubi, Naome Wandera, Cleopatra Mugyenyi and Chryspin Afifu of the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) Africa Hub, elaborate on the economic stimulus measures implemented by the Government of Kenya in response to the pandemic and how these impacted informal workers. Women predominantely earn a livelihood from informal […]
With millions of COVID-19 vaccines already distributed, inequity is very evident. In this blog Lynda Keeru reports back from International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) hosted webinar, ‘Vaccinations and the genders: Examining inequities in gender access and handling of vaccinations globally to inform pharmacy policy”; part of FIP’s ongoing digital programme, Transforming Vaccination Globally, Regionally and Nationally. Equitable distribution is […]
Amidst the unprecedented scale and speed of vaccine research and development, and the mammoth task of ‘leaving no one behind’ in the global deployment of COVID-19 vaccines, there is a need to ensure that critical sex and gender dimensions are prioritized in the evidence-generation, decision-making, and communication. Lynda Keeru reports back on ‘Sex and gender […]
To better understand the gendered impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Gender and COVID-19 project organized this webinar, ‘Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on women in Bangladesh, Kenya and Nigeria.’ Lynda Keeru and Kate Hawkins feedback on emerging evidence. In the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic and the subsequent measures put in place, the world […]
O primeiro survey sobre a situação dos profissionais de saúde durante a pandemia da Covid-19 foi lançado em maio de 2020. O que motivou a criação deste survey naquela época? Há muitos anos nós temos nos dedicado a estudar o que chamamos de profissionais da linha de frente – ou burocratas de nível de rua […]
Lynda Keeru reports back from an LSE event to launch Clare Wenham’s new book Feminist Global Health Security. Over the last year and a half we have seen a great deal of pandemic-related research published. This includes a fantastic new book – Feminist Global Health Security – by our colleague Clare Wenham. The book is […]
In this post Eliane Lakam, Pavita Singh and Tasnim Abdi draw on existing literature and the experiences of women and girls involved with Girls Health Ed’s programs in Kenya, to provide a brief overview of the state of gender-based violence (GBV) against young women and adolescent girls and practical recommendations for policy, practice, and future […]
Date: 29 June 2021 Time: 9:00-10:30am (EST) 14:00-15:30 (BST; West Africa Standard Time) 16:00-17:30 (East Africa Time) 19:00-20:30 (Bangladesh Standard Time) To Register: https://jh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ot3E9HG_Qt-GAEeCI0UmMQ There is mounting evidence that COVID-19 has gendered impacts. Women are bearing the brunt of the secondary effects of the pandemic, changes that are wrought by societal or political responses to […]
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