Blog: Gender repercussions of COVID-19
Blog: Gender repercussions of COVID-19
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A pandemic demands concerted efforts to quickly safeguard the world’s populations. But when the complex web of response operations is mounted, the critical consideration of gender is often overlooked. It’s a grave oversight since gender plays a key role in determining who gets fast access to critical health services and because women are also assigned caregiver roles that increase their risk of exposure to the disease, as well as their chances of spreading it. Read More