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Moving towards gender equitable public transport operations in a post COVID-19 world

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The pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns implemented by governments across the world had severe economic and social repercussions. World over, women are grappling with a triple burden of loss in incomes, increased care and domestic work and an escalation of domestic violence (1). COVID-19 has disproportionately affected women workers in the informal economy (2).The International […]
Do Men and Women “Lockdown” Differently

Do men and women “lockdown” differently? Examining Panama’s Covid-19 sex-segregated social distancing policy

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State-enforced curtailment of mobility – through social distancing and national or subnational lockdowns – has become a key tool to reduce COVID-19 transmission. Panama instituted a sex-segregated mobility policy to limit people’s circulation whereby women were allowed to leave the home for essential services on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and men on Tuesday, Thursday, and […]
Human mobility, COVID-19, and policy responses - The rights and claims-making of migrant domestic workers

Human mobility, COVID-19, and policy responses: The rights and claims-making of migrant domestic workers

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This article aims to explore policy responses to the early phase of the COVID-19 crisis, with a particular focus on disparate outcomes for international migrant domestic workers (MDWs). Through an analysis of interviews conducted with health and humanitarian organizations and experts in key migration corridors, it surfaces the central role that MDWs play in social […]
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