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Gender-lens perspectives on COVID-19

In Asia, not all homes are safe: we need an urgent shift in thinking - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

https://devpolicy.org/in-asia-not-all-homes-are-safe-we-need-an-urgent-shift-in-thinking-20200408/

The data on domestic violence in Asia was already weaker than some other regions. In many Asian countries, there is little if any official data; research and information tend to be carried out by non-government and multilateral organisations.

#asia #gender #gender-based violence #women #domestic violence #covid-19 #sri lanka #india #china #bangladesh

over 6 years ago

Alive Amidst the Mayhem of COVID-19 - A Sex Worker’s Story | Inter Press Service

http://www.ipsnews.net/2020/04/alive-amidst-mayhem-covid-19-sex-workers-story/

Sex workers are one of the categories of women profoundly affected by international shutdowns. The Bangladesh government promised to give all of the sex workers a package of 30 kgs of rice, $25, and a freeze on rent during the lockdown.

#sex work #covid-19 #sexual violence #sex workers #sex slavery #human trafficking #sex trafficking #modern slavery

over 6 years ago

Asian American Feminist Collective: Care in the Time of Coronavirus

https://www.asianamfeminism.org/s/AAFCZine3_CareintheTimeofCoronavirus.pdf

First-hand accounts and analyses from Asian-American communities, including health and service workers and caregivers on the frontlines, students, people living with chronic illness, journalists, and organizers.

#asian americans #anti-asian racism #racism #covid-19 #healthcare

over 6 years ago

How are Women Peacebuilders Responding to Covid-19? - ICAN

https://icanpeacework.org/2020/04/08/how-are-women-peacebuilders-responding-to-covid-19/

Summary of how women peacebuilders around the globe are responding to COVID-19.

#women peacebuilders #peace and security #covid-19 #gender #war and conflict

over 6 years ago

Surviving COVID19: Why we need to listen to African women’s organisations

https://medium.com/@AWDF/surviving-covid19-why-we-need-to-listen-to-african-womens-organisations-525825503661

Generalised catastrophe may well be the “new normal” for the privileged, but it has been the backdrop of African women’s organising for generations.

#africa #covid-19 #women's organizations #systems change #partner organizations #awdf

over 6 years ago

COVID-19 Could Set Women Back Decades on Gender Equality

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2020-04-06/commentary-coronavirus-pandemic-may-set-women-back-decades-on-equality

The most pervasive of those cracks is discrimination against women, which persists in every country in the world. The social and economic aftershocks from the COVID-19 pandemic could set women back by decades.

#covid-19 #gender #policy

over 6 years ago

Why Women’s Rights Must be Central to the UN Security Council’s Response to COVID-19

https://www.womenpeacesecurity.org/womens-rights-security-councils-response-to-covid-19/

Less than 1% of evidence on outbreaks such as Ebola or the Zika virus analyzed any of their gender dimensions; yet, available analysis demonstrates that women are both more likely to be infected due to their role as primary caregivers or healthcare workers, and less likely to be able to meet their own needs.

#ebola #gender data gap #zika #infectious diseases #gender #war and conflict #crisis response

over 6 years ago

Playing the Long Game: How a Gender Lens Can Mitigate Harm Caused by Pandemics

https://www.cgdev.org/blog/playing-long-game-how-gender-lens-can-mitigate-harm-caused-pandemics

Working towards structural changes that will take longer to come to fruition, especially those that relate to reducing global inequality, is the only way to radically decrease the extent of harm caused by moments of crisis, especially for vulnerable populations.

#gender #feminism #systems change #gender norms #covid-19 #pandemic

over 6 years ago

Transgender people in Panama alarmed by gender-based coronavirus quarantine rules

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/06/panama-trans-community-gender-quarantine-rules-coronavirus/

Under near-total lockdown Panama, men and women are only allowed out of the house on specific, separate days – and police are checking the gender on the ID cards of people on the streets.

#panama #covid-19 #transgender #trans rights #quarantine

over 6 years ago

Care and Connection in Crisis: Feminist Strategy to Confront COVID-19

https://www.madre.org/sites/default/files/PDFs/Care%20and%20Connection%20in%20Crisis.pdf

We know from working with grassroots women's groups facing war and disaster that recovery and well-being will come, not from turning inward or relinquishing our power, but from a collective, rights-based response that prioritizes the needs of those made most vulnerable in crisis.

#resources #feminist policy #policy #crisis response #covid-19 #feminism #women's organizations

over 6 years ago

Women Peace and Security, and Covid-19 In Asia-Pacific

https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2020/03/women-peace-and-security-and-covid-19-in-asia-pacific

In countries across Asia-Pacific, the response to COVID-19 is escalating with serious implications for peace and security, and the rights of women and girls.

#peace and security #feminist #asia-pacific #asia #covid-19 #women peace and security

over 6 years ago

COVID-19 Crisis from a feminist perspective: overview of different articles published

https://wideplus.org/2020/03/26/covid-19-crisis-from-a-feminist-perspective-overview-of-different-articles-published/

This article presents a selection of the different feminists perspectives and information shared, with links to further overviews. We aim in this way to contribute to the further discussion for a feminist future.

#resources #covid-19 #reading list

over 6 years ago

Feminist Statement on COVID-19 Policymaking

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SJAhjfm_-kgBZCotNryVUp_iDQwE2ocmUpyJALCr0oY/edit

Statement of Feminists and Women’s Rights Organizations from the Global South and marginalized communities in the Global North, demanding States to adopt a feminist policy to address the extraordinary challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in a manner that is consistent with human rights standards and principles.

#global south #policy #africa #south america #poverty #covid-19 #women's funds #women's organizations

over 6 years ago

Chief medical officers are leading Canada through COVID-19 crisis — and many are women

https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/women-chief-medical-officers-canada-1.5518974

"I think we are so used to seeing men in these roles. There's never been a time like this, there's never been an experience like this and we've never had such incredible women at the forefront of something like this."

#women's leadership #gender representation #healthcare #covid-19

over 6 years ago