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 […]
Mitigatory measures need to recognize the fact that infected women and women caregivers get a differential treatment in villages due to discriminatory and insensitive perspectives Poonam Kathuria, Karen Pinerio, Krishna Keshwani and Neha Chavda – Jun 07, 2021 – Patan and Surendranagar, Gujarat 33-year-old Nirmala Solanki* of Bajana village in Surendranagar district contracted the coronavirus five days after her […]
Lauren Diehl and Aidan Bodner from Simon Fraser University explore how US border control impacts upon the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ordered the implementation of Title 42 – providing the executive branch authority to prevent the entry of “persons or property” from a country where […]
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 […]
Register on the Health Systems Global website Join us for this webinar – Close-to-community providers in fragile settings and vulnerable communities during crisis: Gender and COVID-19 – presented in collaboration with the Thematic Working Group on Fragile and Conflict-Affected Settings. It is being held on 30th September 2021 at 11am-12.30pm UTC/12-1.30pm BST. Close-to-community health care providers, such as community health workers, […]
In this blog Lara Quarterman, Yara Asi and Sharmishtha Nanda, part of our Gender and COVID-19 Working Group, discuss the links between informal work, COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The informal economy is made up of the economic activities, enterprises, jobs, and workers that are not regulated or protected by the State. 61% of the […]
Sushmita Mukherjee of Project Concern International, India explores the topic of child marriage in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. “My husband travels whole day to sell sarees (dress worn by Indian women) to earn for the family. Now due to lockdown, the business got halted. During the un-locked phase as well, people are buying fewer […]
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 […]
Add title Introducing work in Myanmar, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea Kate Hawkins gives you the low down on a new gender and COVID-19 focused research project focused on Myanmar, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea
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 […]
We meet online on the third Wednesday of every month to discuss key issues, activities, opportunities, and ideas for collaboration. We have a long and growing list of resources on gender and COVID-19.
We meet online on the third Wednesday of every month to discuss key issues, activities, opportunities, and ideas for collaboration. We have a long and growing list of resources on gender and COVID-19.
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