A process of monthly physiological occurrence for the 1.8 billion girls, women, transgender men and non-binary persons of reproductive age, menstruation is one of the most undermined bodily processes. For years, society has collectively regarded it as a passive event that is often ignored and kept hidden from a regular discourse. In this blog Nalini […]
Since April 2020, researchers at the Harvard GenderSci Lab have been tracking COVID-19 cases and fatalities by sex/gender across 53 US states and territories, providing weekly updated numbers on the “US Gender/Sex COVID-19 Data Tracker.” This blog post documents the current state of COVID-19 sex/gender data, explains the need for more inclusive reporting, and shows how existing data suggest […]
On the 8 March Gender and COVID-19 Project staff Anne Ngunjiri, Clare Wenham and Rosemary Morgan took part in The Exchange on The Gendered Impact of COVID-19, which was coordinated by Women in Global Health and the Gender and COVID-19 Project. The Exchange is a series of town hall style meetings, hosted by the Independent […]
Much has been made in the press about the role of women’s leadership in responding to the Covid-19 pandemic. The media has hailed the success of leading figures such as Jacinda Arden, Tsai-Ing Wen, and Sanna Marin in managing to keep case numbers low during the last year. This has been mirrored in academic research, […]
In this blog Omotomilola Ikotun, Anita Navaratnam and Bancy Wawira and Dr. Jenni Martin of Women in Global Health Finland explore how COVID-19 has impacted on the mental health of migrant women. COVID-19 has changed life as we know it across the world. This change will affect all aspects of life for everyone irrespective of […]
The purpose of this brief is to draw the attention of federal, state, and municipal policy-makers in Brazil to the effects of COVID-19 related to gender and race/ethnicity. It aims to contribute to public policies to face the current health crisis and offer subsidies to prepare for possible crises. It proposes seven priority areas that […]
Brazil is the epicentre of the covid-19 pandemic. With almost 14 million cases and more than 365 thousand deaths, Brazil accounts for 12.26% of all global covid-19 deaths while only counting for 2.71% of the global population. The country’s public health system is collapsing, with a lack of intensive care unit beds and a scarcity […]
In this blog Alice Murage explores the Gender Analysis and COVID-19 Matrix. She explains how to use the Matrix to rapidly collect and analyse data and how this data can be used in decision-making and in designing larger studies. The Gender Analysis and COVID-19 Matrix is an important analytical tool developed by the Gender and […]
Ingrid Lui and Karen Grépin use their recently published article about the treatment of foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic to understand the rate of uptake of vaccines amongst this group. Since late February, Hong Kong has been offering free COVID-19 vaccines for all residents as part of the city-wide COVID-19 […]
A total of 1,829 Brazilian public health professionals were interviewed, such as doctors, nursing professionals, community agents and others, during the month of March 2021. The results reinforce the neglect of public authorities in relation to these professionals and the lack of progress after more than a year of pandemic, when the country is experiencing […]
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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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