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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

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.

Select World Bank Features and Blogs

Partnering With the Private Sector to Champion Gender Equality in the Mashreq: Passing the Baton	08/16/21
How is COVID-19 affecting women’s employment? Evidence from the World Bank’s Gender Innovation Labs	06/22/21
Mainstreaming gender in public procurement	04/28/21
Gender and corruption: The time is now	03/08/21
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

Impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on adolescent pregnancy and school dropout among secondary schoolgirls in Kenya	BMJ Journal
How Firms are Responding and Adapting During COVID-19 and Recovery : Opportunities for Accelerated Inclusion in Emerging Markets	International Finance Corporation
The Gendered Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets in Latin America and the Caribbean	World Bank Group
Sharing Responsibility through Joint Decision Making and Implications for Intimate-Partner Violence : Evidence from 12 Sub-Saharan African Countries	World Bank Group
Female-owned Firms during the COVID-19 Crisis	World Bank Group
Gender and COVID-19 : What have we learnt, one year later ?	World Bank Group
Impacts of COVID-19 on Labor Markets and Household Well-Being in Pakistan : Evidence From an Online Job Platform	World Bank Group
COVID-19 and Women-Led MSMEs in sub-Saharan Africa	International Finance Corporation
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
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

Resources

The World Bank in Asia: An assessment of COVID-19-related investments through a care lens. Care-responsive investments and development finance	Oxfam
Impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and unpaid care work on informal workers’ livelihoods	ILO
Strengthening gender measures and data in the COVID-19 era: An urgent need for change	World Bank Group
Financial Inclusion, Women, and Building Back Better	World Bank Group
Building Back Better from COVID-19 : Boosting Women’s Entrepreneurship	World Bank Group
Gender and Safety Nets : Priorities for Building Back Better	World Bank Group
Gender Based Violence in Emergencies	Gender Based Violence AoR
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

Last Updated: Dec 14, 2021

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