Description: COVID-19 Pandemic Through a Gender Lens

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COVID-19 Pandemic Through a Gender Lens

The coronavirus (COVID-19) (coronavirus) pandemic has led to disruptions of both social and economic activities across the globe. While the early narrative described COVID-19 (coronavirus) as the "great equalizer," asserting that the viru...

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Main Authors:	Copley, Amy, Decker, Alison, Delavelle, Fannie, Goldstein, Markus, O'Sullivan, Michael, Papineni, Sreelakshmi
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS FEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION ADOLESCENT GIRLS GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE ACCESS TO FINANCE MICROENTERPRISES SOCIAL PROTECTION CASH TRANSFERS FEMALE FARMER WOMEN AND PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT WOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT WOMEN AND SOCIAL NORMS WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/132121593107858356/COVID-19-Pandemic-Through-a-Gender-Lens http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34016

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Summary:	The coronavirus (COVID-19) (coronavirus) pandemic has led to disruptions of both social and economic activities across the globe. While the early narrative described COVID-19 (coronavirus) as the "great equalizer," asserting that the virus is capable of infecting anyone, it is critical for policymakers to understand that the impacts of COVID-19 (coronavirus) will not be the same for everyone. Experience from previous epidemics suggest that COVID-19 (coronavirus) will impact groups who are most vulnerable and amplify any existing inequalities across countries, communities, households and individuals. This note focuses on the existing gender inequalities in the economic sphere in Sub-Saharan Africa and summarizes how the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic could affect women and girls disproportionately. It draws on impact evaluation research to showcase policy options to help build women's economic resilience and minimize any potential negative impacts during the pandemic and recovery.