The theme for International Women’s Day 2021 (March 8) is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” As leaders in gender research, we invite you to review IFPRI’s work at the intersection of gender equality and the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified existing inequalities around the world, and gender is no exception:
- In their blog post, “Why gender matters in COVID-19 responses – now and in the future,” Quisumbing et al. discuss how the health recommendations aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19 affect women and men in developing countries differently. This post became a chapter in the IFPRI book COVID-19 and Global Food Security.
- In phone surveys from Nepal and Senegal, Barooah et al. found gender inequities in coping with income loss, mobility, time burden, and food insecurity.
- Similarly, a study from India found that women bear the brunt of increased rural distress during the pandemic. Read more.
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