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 […]
COVID-19 has brought widespread disruption to essential health care throughout the world—including sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Pathfinder International teams around the world have adapted rapidly to ensure the continuation of quality SRH services, while mitigating the spread of COVID-19. The lessons learned from these adaptations provide insight for SRH program preparedness in the […]
This report is based on a fact-finding which began as an effort to gather evidence of the rights violations experienced by women during pregnancy and childbirth. The fact-finding originally intended to gather accounts of women’s experiences of neglect and mistreatment in their attempt to access obstetric care and assess the accountability context for violations of […]
Studying labour/time is an important research area, which allows us to make sense of the rhythms of everyday life of people in different contexts and societies. It is also a complex task that addresses the result of the research question, which inquires how and why people spend their time on social reproduction. Answering this question […]
As the first wave of COVID-19 vaccines enter the market, and global immunisation programmes are implemented, the time is right to remind researchers and regulatory agencies of the critical importance of including biological sex as a variable in trial data analysis and reporting. The phase 3 Oxford–AstraZeneca trial interim report indicates more participation from women, which […]
In this blog Lynda Keeru reports back from ‘The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Presentation of the Panel’s main report, findings and recommendations’ webinar. They explain what is in the report by summarizing the presentations made by speakers. Helen Clark and Ellen Sirleaf launched the main findings and recommendations of the Independent Panel […]
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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