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Women & COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic was marked by vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics apartheid, as well as the decimation of health systems. In this report, from Matahari Global Solutions, the gender-related barriers to accessing COVID-19 vaccines are explored. Through a process of interviewing 25 individuals from global health agencies, UN agencies, civil society organisations (including feminist and LGBTQIA+ […]
A paradox in COVID-19 pandemic recovery: Increased precarity of women hotel workers in British Columbia
This report documents the experiences of women hotel workers—a group of women who have been deeply affected by the COVID-19 pandemic but rarely represented in media, research or policy debates. It draws on focus groups and interviews with 27 women hotel workers in B.C. Canada, the majority of whom are immigrant and racialized women. Their […]
Multifaceted precarity: pandemic experiences of recent immigrant women in the accommodation and food services sector
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected those who face historical and ongoing marginalisation. In centering pandemic experience of recent immigrant women in the accommodation and food services sector in Canada, we examine how their precarious work translated to experiences of work precarity and wellbeing. This paper illuminates how pre-existing and ongoing marginalisation are reproduced during a […]
Beyond a zero-sum game: How does the impact of COVID-19 vary by gender?
Epidemics and pandemics, like COVID-19, are not gender neutral. Much of the current work on gender, sex, and COVID-19, however, has seemed implicitly or explicitly to be attempting to demonstrate that either men or women have been hardest hit, treating differences between women and men as though it is not important to understand how each […]
Scientific and Academic Gender (in)equality during Covid-19 (SAGE19)
COVID-19 has exacerbated gender inequalities in society. The Scientific and Academic Gender (in)equality during COVID-19 (SAGE19) project looks at this reality in the academic context considering the gender segregation dynamics that already exist and the new challenges that have arisen due to the pandemic. The aim of the project is to analyze the consequences of […]
Gaining or losing ground: Ensuring that post-covid-19 transportation serves the needs of women In low-income Sub-saharan African cities
This research looks at the unforeseen risks and impacts of the rapid responses, especially in relation to urban transport due to the COVID-19 pandemic that affected the mobility of urban women with low income. The geographic focus is on low-income countries, or women with low income in middle-income countries, particularly within Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The […]
COVID-19 vaccine information for pregnant women
Should pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine? This decision aid outlines the benefits and risks of getting the COVID-19 vaccine when one is pregnant. It is intended for use by pregnant women (and women planning on becoming pregnant) who are considering getting the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as their healthcare providers, and their friends and […]
Understanding women’s and girls’ vulnerabilities to the COVID-19 pandemic: A gender analysis and data dashboard of low- and lower-middle income countries
In which low- and lower-middle income countries are women and girls most exposed to or at most risk to suffer the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic? How well are these countries able to address these effects? Informed by these two questions, this report and the corresponding pandemic-related gender vulnerability data dashboard aims to identify […]
COVID-19 and gender in low-income and middle-income countries: Potential lessons from the HIV pandemic
The Novel Coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome is a public health concern that has resulted in over 4.6 million cases globally, with more than 311,000 deaths as of May 2020 [1]. The impact of COVID-19 on low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) is still unknown but could be catastrophic [2]. Already crippled by weak […]
Forgotten victims?: Women and COVID-19 behind bars
COVID-19 and the policies designed to counter it in American prisons pose distinct medical, emotional, psychological, and economic threats for incarcerated women and their families. Drawing on analysis of 138 women’s state and federal prisons across the United States, coupled with review of research on women’s prisons, and detailed profiles of the hardest hit facilities […]