Black Americans have died of COVID-19 at much higher rates than white Americans. It is well understood that the driver of these racial disparities is racism and social inequality, not genetics. In contrast, many researchers have assumed that sex disparities in COVID-19 mortality are largely due to differences in biology. Our research challenges this narrative […]
Background Inequities in COVID-19 outcomes in the USA have been clearly documented for sex and race: men are dying at higher rates than women, and Black individuals are dying at higher rates than white individuals. Unexplored, however, is how sex and race interact in COVID-19 outcomes. Objective Use available data to characterize COVID-19 mortality rates […]
Facebook’s Survey on Gender Equality at Home Report, based on the Survey on Gender Equality at Home, is an ongoing research collaboration by Facebook, the World Bank, UN Women, Equal Measures 2030, and Ladysmith. The survey was conducted in July 2020 to capture household gender dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it reached a statistically […]
COVID-19 has led to long overdue visibility of the gendered determinants and impacts of health emergencies and global health security. This article explores why gender was neglected in previous health emergencies, what led to change in visibility of gender issues during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the implications of such change […]
The Care and Protection of Children Learning Network, in collaboration with the Bank Information Center, conducted an analysis of the first wave of World Bank COVID-19 Fast Track Facility projects (Fast Track projects), which revealed a number of trends, gaps, and opportunities for better understanding and addressing the unique sexual exploitation, abuse, and harrasment related […]
Sharma, V., Ausubel, E., Heckman, C., Patrick, E., Save, D., & Kelly, J. T. (2021). Mitigating gender-based violence risk in the context of COVID-19: lessons from humanitarian crises. BMJ Global Health, 6(3), e005448.
The UK government’s furlough scheme may not be doing enough to address the economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis on women, according to new analysis. The research, by the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London, looked at experiences of furlough during the early months of the pandemic, between April and July 2020. […]
The goal of the e-book “Gender gap in the Mediterranean during the Covid-19 pandemic” is to analyze the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the region. A correct understanding of the phenomenon is in fact the best prerequisite for the elaboration of a more targeted design of policies and to identify, consequently, strategic […]
Now in its 4th year, the Global Health 50/50 Report finds that action to dismantle gender inequality inside organisations and to apply a gender lens in health programmes remains scarce. The COVID-19 pandemic has proven that gender matters – to career pathways, to people’s risk of disease and death, to shaping equitable, effective health policies. […]
Promoting positive bystander action to address violence against women has been a consistent focus area for Breakthrough. From our Bell Bajao campaign which encouraged people to intervene in cases of domestic violence by taking simple actions like ringing the bell to our most recent Ignore No More and Dakhal Do campaigns, bystander action has been […]
We meet online every month to discuss key issues, activities, opportunities and ideas for collaboration. We have a long and growing list of resources on gender and public health emergencies.
We meet online every month to discuss key issues, activities, opportunities and ideas for collaboration. We have a long and growing list of resources on gender and public health emergencies.
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