COVID-19's Disproportionate Impact on Women and Girls
Because women and girls are already socioeconomically marginalized in many societies, they are especially vulnerable in emergencies. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, women and girls in developing countries face disproportionate hardships, and the progress being made to close existing gender gaps may falter or roll back. For that reason, it is important for development organizations that serve them to apply a gender and social inclusion lens to their recovery responses.
Author: Jenn Williamson
Organization: AgriLinks
Year: 2021
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: https://www.agrilinks.org/post/covid-19s-disproportionate-impact-women-and-girls
Content language: English