Publication: COVID-19 Pandemic Through a Gender Lens
Date
2020-06
ISSN
Published
2020-06
Author(s)
Copley, Amy
Decker, Alison
Delavelle, Fannie
O'Sullivan, Michael
Papineni, Sreelakshmi
Abstract
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.
Citation
“Copley, Amy; Decker, Alison; Delavelle, Fannie; Goldstein, Markus; O'Sullivan, Michael; Papineni, Sreelakshmi. 2020. COVID-19 Pandemic Through a Gender Lens; COVID-19 Pandemic Through a Gender Lens. Africa Knowledge in Time Policy Brief;. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/34016 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”