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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Response

Gender Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Guidance for Health COVID-19 Response Projects

Childcare in the COVID-19 Era: A Guide for Employers

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Supporting Women Throughout the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Economic Recovery

Context

Countries around the world are working to contain the spread and impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Evidence from outbreaks similar to COVID-19 indicates that women and girls can be affected in particular ways, and in some areas, face more negative impacts than men. In fact, there is a risk that gender gaps could widen during and after the pandemic and that gains in women’s and girls’ accumulation of human capital, economic empowerment and voice and agency, built over the past decades, could be reversed. The World Bank Group is working to ensure that projects responding to COVID-19 consider the pandemic's different impacts on men and women.

World Bank Features and Blogs

Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world	03/08/21
Why investing in women and girls matters now more than ever	03/02/21
After the pandemic, put women first	02/18/21
Realizing the returns to schooling: How COVID-19 and school closures are threatening women's economic future	02/09/21
Rapid Results Initiatives in Niger: Advancing Women’s Health Outcomes	01/05/21

Research

The impact of COVID-19 childcare closures and women's labour supply	CEPR
Adolesence in the Time of COVID-19: Evidence from Bangladesh	World Bank Group
Pandemics and Violence against Women and Children	Center for Global Development
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Violence against Women and Girls	UKAid – The Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) Helpdesk Research Report
Gender implications of COVID-19 outbreaks in development and humanitarian settings	CARE
The COVID-19 Outbreak and Gender: Key Advocacy Points from Asia and the Paciﬁc	Asia-Pacific Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group
Coronavirus Guidance Note: One maternal death is one too many	UNFPA Asia-Pacific Regional Office
What are the risks of COVID-19 infection in pregnant women?	The Lancet
Addressing sex and gender in epidemic-prone infectious diseases	World Health Organization
Interim Guidance – Gender Alert for COVID-19 Outbreak	The Inter-Agency Standing Committee
The Impact of COVID-19 on Gender Equality	The National Bureau of Economic Research

Resources

COVID-19 resources to address gender-based violence risks	Gender-Based Violence Guidelines
COVID-19 resources (includes country-level action plans)	Gender-Based Violence Area of Responsibility
Live data tracker: sex-disaggregated COVID-19 data from the 25 most-affected countries	Global Health 5050
Gender and Data resources related to Covid-19	Data2X
United Nations Population Fund FAQs and Technical Briefs	UNFPA
Family-friendly policies and other good workplace practices in the context of COVID-19: Key Steps employers can take	UNWOMEN
COVID-19: Emerging gender data and why it matters	UNWOMEN
UNDP Gender and Recovery Toolkit: Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Crisis and Recovery Settings	United Nations Development Programme
COVID-19 and violence against women What the health sector/system can do	World Health Organization