Gender-lens perspectives on COVID-19

Women-led responses to COVID-19: Report from Monrovia, Liberia

https://www.feministhumanitariannetwork.org/post/women-led-responses-to-covid-19-report-from-monrovia-liberia

The women in these communities are leading the response. The post-Ebola structures provide support in terms of experiences and advice. The community leadership provides support in terms of the authority.

over 6 years ago

Live-blog: How the Coronavirus influences garment workers in supply chains

https://cleanclothes.org/news/2020/live-blog-on-how-the-coronavirus-influences-workers-in-supply-chains

Daily information about how the new Coronavirus COVID-19 is influencing garment workers' rights in supply chains around the world

over 6 years ago

Responding to COVID-19 crisis: Experimenting with emergent practices

https://medium.com/@socimedi/responding-to-covid-19-crisis-experimenting-with-emergent-practices-45d40863edbc

UAF A&P has put together a COVID-19 plan. It is based on the Emergent Learning framework, which we have adopted as integral to our learning system, to help us brace with the uncertainties we face in our individual and collective contexts.

over 6 years ago

Coronavirus crisis may deny 9.5 million women access to family planning

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/apr/03/coronavirus-crisis-may-deny-95-million-women-access-to-family-planning

over 6 years ago

Pandemics Are Not Gender-Neutral, Gender Analysis Can Improve Response to Disease Outbreaks | UNIDIR

https://unidir.org/commentary/pandemics-are-not-gender-neutral-gender-analysis-can-improve-response-disease-outbreaks

Government actions will affect women and men, girls and boys, differently.

over 6 years ago

Gendering COVID-19: implications for women, peace and security

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/wps/2020/04/01/gendering-covid-19-implications-for-women-peace-and-security/

Pandemics, like all public health crises, are inherently gendered phenomena, COVID-19 being no exception. Sini Ramo discusses here that despite existing research highlighting critical links between gender and health emergencies, outbreak preparedness and response efforts remain largely gender-blind, and the gendered nature of pandemics such as the current COVID-19 crisis is consequently left unexplored and without effective interventions.

over 6 years ago

Global Rapid Gender Analysis for COVID-19

https://insights.careinternational.org.uk/media/k2/attachments/CARE-IRC_Global-RGA-COVID-19_April-2020.pdf

This report is for humanitarians working in fragile contexts that are likely to be affected by the COVID-19 crisis.

over 6 years ago

Pandemics and Violence Against Women and Children

https://www.cgdev.org/publication/pandemics-and-violence-against-women-and-children

Based on these mechanisms, we suggest eight policy and program responses for action by governments, civil society, international and community-based organizations.

over 6 years ago

COVID-19 Guidance for People Who Use Drugs and Harm Reduction Programs - Harm Reduction Coalition

https://harmreduction.org/miscellaneous/covid-19-guidance-for-people-who-use-drugs-and-harm-reduction-programs/

Some of these are easier to do than others, and some may seem impossible depending on your current situation. Do the best you can. Reach out to friends, harm reduction, syringe service providers (SSP), and other health or social service providers to plan for what to do to so you can stay safe and take care of one another.

over 6 years ago

COVID-19 Sex Worker Harm Reduction Resources (U.S. Based)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GpmUbu7UDCKtbnsBwImFLQtXzHLlZ6FYPY_NjJvyiFs/edit?usp=sharing

Information on Reproductive Health, Working Online, Financial Security, Mental Health & Disability.

over 6 years ago

The Coronavirus (COVID-19): What Trans People Need to Know

https://transequality.org/covid19

More than 1 out 5 transgender adults have at least one or more chronic conditions, such as diabetes, arthritis, or asthma. Fear of discrimination keeps many of us from going to the doctor.

over 6 years ago

OutRight’s COVID-19 Global Emergency Fund

https://outrightinternational.org/content/join-outright%E2%80%99s-covid-19-global-emergency-fund

OutRight is launching the COVID-19 Global LGBTIQ Emergency Fund to support LGBTIQ organizations on the frontlines.

over 6 years ago

Human Rights Dimensions of COVID-19 Response

https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/03/19/human-rights-dimensions-covid-19-response

This document provides an overview of human rights concerns posed by the coronavirus outbreak, drawing on examples of government responses to date, and recommends ways governments and other actors can respect human rights in their response.

over 6 years ago

What People Living with HIV Need to Know About HIV and COVID-19

https://www.unaids.org/en/covid19

Includes brochure, infographic, and report.

over 6 years ago

COVID-19 and Girls’ Rights: A Series

https://medium.com/@WITHandFORgirls/covid-19-and-girls-rights-a-series-23890eede2b7

In this series With and For Girls shares learning, resources, knowledge and calls to action regarding the impact of COVID-19 on girls globally.

over 6 years ago

How the Pandemic Will End

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/?linkId=85439737

The U.S. may end up with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the industrialized world. This is how it’s going to play out.

over 6 years ago

A feast in time of COVID-19: The anti-trafficking movement needs to take a step back - The Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW)

https://www.gaatw.org/events-and-news-old/204-latest-news/1024-a-feast-in-time-of-covid-19-the-anti-trafficking-movement-needs-to-take-a-step-back

Consider this quote from a daily wage labourer in India published in the Guardian: “If the coronavirus doesn’t kill me, hunger will.” A very simple, straightforward statement that is probably shared by billions of people. What could the anti-trafficking (or “modern slavery”) framework offer this man?

over 6 years ago

Women Are Bearing the Brunt of Coronavirus Disruption

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-11/coronavirus-will-make-gender-inequality-worse

While the illness hits men harder, women are on the front lines at work and at home.

over 6 years ago

Why the Coronavirus Outbreak Could Hit Women Hardest

https://time.com/5801897/women-affected-covid-19/

over 6 years ago

Gendered Impacts of Coronavirus - Canadian Women's Foundation

https://canadianwomen.org/blog/gendered-impacts-of-coronavirus/

Have we considered the gendered impacts of coronavirus in Canada?

over 6 years ago

Home Is Not A Safe Place For Everyone

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/domestic-violence-coronavirus_n_5e6a6ac1c5b6bd8156f3641b?ri18n=true

As “social distancing” is urged to contain the coronavirus outbreak, home is exactly where the danger lies for some.

over 6 years ago

Why Women May Face a Greater Risk of Catching Coronavirus

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/us/women-coronavirus-greater-risk.html

Some health experts worry that the crisis could put women at a disproportionate risk, exacerbating gender, social and economic fault lines.

over 6 years ago

Women's domestic burden just got heavier with the coronavirus

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/16/womens-coronavirus-domestic-burden

The bulk of household chores in heterosexual couples is already borne by women – a situation exacerbated by the huge dislocations of the pandemic

over 6 years ago

‘Gender blind’ coronavirus policies could hinder disease fight

https://www.scidev.net/global/gender/news/gender-blind-coronavirus-policies-could-hinder-disease-fight.html

Women at higher risk of infection, but have less power in decision-making. Action plans that don’t recognise gender differences will be less effective. Economic and health impacts as schools close and travel bans set in

over 6 years ago

Gender "Could be Coronavirus Key" | Inter Press Service

http://www.ipsnews.net/2020/03/gender-coronavirus-key/

Globally, women make up about 70 per cent of the health workforce and are primarily responsible for childcare, particularly in countries where schools have closed.

over 6 years ago