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Gender covid-19 and menstrual hygiene

Gender, COVID-19 and menstrual hygiene

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Globally, over 800 million women, girls, transgender and gender non-binary persons are menstruating while simultaneously coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. For many, menstrual health and hygiene, and its management, is both a taboo subject and a widely unmet need. Infrastructural, attitudinal, and societal barriers to safe and dignified menstrual hygiene management (MHM) frequently lead to […]
COVID-19 and the pivotal role of grandparents

COVID-19 and the pivotal role of grandparents: Childcare and income support in the UK and South Africa

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The COVID-19 global crisis and the “stay-home” response taken by most governments has starkly exposed the dependence of formal economies on the invisible and unpaid care labor of women – a dependence that has intensified during the pandemic as public childcare provision and schools are shut and parents work from home. This article focuses specifically […]
Policy expansion in compressed time- Assessing the speed,

Policy expansion in compressed time: Assessing the speed, breadth and sufficiency of post-COVID-19 social protection measures in 10 Latin American countries

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The document analyzes the social protection responses of ten Latin American countries since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-March 2020. The first section outlines the social context at the time the pandemic hit, case selection of the ten countries examined, and data on existing social protections. The second section provides an overview of […]
A Policy Brief- Ensuring Adequate Child Nutrition During Covid-19

A policy brief: ensuring adequate child nutrition during COVID-19

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Child malnutrition has long-term consequences for health, development and productivity. Covid-19 is limiting the reach and effectiveness of the two main nutrition programs in India: The Integrated Child Development Scheme and the Mid-day Meal Scheme. Currently, many Anganwadi workers are being overburdened with Covid-19-related activities and have ceased the provision of meals. Children in containment […]
Women's Employment Amid a pandemic

Women’s employment amid a pandemic: what are we missing?

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There is no doubt that the lockdown has disproportionately affected the marginalised. In this context, the authors examine COVID’s impact on women’s employment and their businesses. They look at why rejuvenating the economy will require inclusive policy making from a social-economic lens. Dipa Sinha and Sona Mitra. (2020). Women’s Employment Amid a pandemic: what are […]
Tipping point- How the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to push the world’s poorest to the brink of survival

Tipping point: How the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to push the world’s poorest to the brink of survival

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On 11 March, when the World Health Organization declared Covid- 19 a pandemic, its Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed confidence that time was still on our side. “All countries can still change the course of this pandemic… We’re in this together,” he said. Together, countries in the global North and South face an unprecedented […]
On the Fringes Impact of the COVID-19 Shutdown on Hijras Daily Personal, Social and Economic Lives

On the Fringes: Impact of the COVID-19 Shutdown on Hijras Daily Personal, Social and Economic Lives

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The aim of the research was to understand the health, social and economic impacts of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) shutdown on the lives of poor and marginalized hijra populations in Bangladesh. As the government and public health professionals have emphasized the importance of social distancing and quarantining to prevent community transmission of the Coronavirus, a […]
Gender sensitive social protection

Gender-sensitive social protection: A critical component of the COVID-19 response in low- and middle-income countries

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As social protection programs and systems adapt to mitigate against the COVID-19 crisis, gender considerations are likely to be overlooked in an urgent effort to save lives and provide critical economic support. Yet past research and learning indicates that small adaptations to make program design and implementation more gender-sensitive may result in overall and equality-related […]
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Re-imagining menstruation under the lens of new normal

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