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When schools shut: Gendered impacts of Covid-19 school closures

October 21, 2021 No Commentsmaggie

When schools shut: Gendered impacts of Covid-19 school closures School closures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 have caused unprecedented disruption for nearly 1.6 billion learners across the globe. Beyond alarming effects on learning loss and school dropout, they pose an immediate and long-term threat to gender equality, with gender-specific effects on health, well-being and […]

Building back equal: girls back to school guide

December 16, 2020 No Commentsmaggie

This guide provides targeted inputs to ensure continuity of learning during school closures, and comprehensive, timely and evidence-based plans for reopening schools in a way that is safe, gender-responsive and child-friendly, and meets the needs of the most marginalised girls. It considers four dimensions of school closures, highlighted in the diagram below, covering learning; health, […]

Building back equal: girls back to school guide

September 16, 2020 No Commentsmaggie

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the largest disruption of education in history. Most governments around the world have temporarily closed schools and other learning spaces in recent months in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus. At the peak of the pandemic in April 2020, these nationwide closures impacted more than 1.5 billion […]

Addressing the gender dimensions of school closures

September 16, 2020 No Commentsmaggie

Experience tells us that public health outbreaks have distinct gendered impacts, and that preparednessand response efforts must understand the gender dimensions of these crises to avert widening inequalities and seize opportunities to advance gender equality. The COVID-19 pandemic is no different. Most governments around the world have temporarily closed educational institutions in an attempt to […]

Comprehensive sexuality education to address gender-based violence

July 18, 2020 No Commentsmaggie

The COVID-19 pandemic has unmasked underlying inequities. Measures such as lockdown and physical distancing have confined many people to isolated, unsafe places that may increase risk of gender-based violence (GBV). If lockdowns or restricted movement continue for just a year, it is estimated there will be 61 million more cases of GBV than what would […]

The socio-economic distribution of exposure to Ebola: Survey evidence from Liberia and Sierra Leone

July 14, 2020 No Commentsmaggie

Socio-economic factors are widely believed to have been an important driver of the transmission of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) during the West African outbreak of 2014–16, however, studies that have investigated the relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and EVD have found inconsistent results. Using nationally representative household survey data on whether respondents knew a close […]

Gendered impacts COVID-19 school closures insights frontline organizations

Gendered impacts of COVID-19 school closures: Insights from frontline organizations

July 15, 2020 No Commentsmaggie

COVID-19 school closures pose significant operational and financial risks to frontline organizations delivering vital education services, including non-governmental organizations, school operators, and other service providers. In this survey, we ask these organizations about the challenges they are facing in light of COVID-19 closures, particularly for girls. The responses shed light on how COVID-19 is affecting […]