A new database analyzes how nations are responding to women's needs during the pandemic — particularly regarding domestic violence, economic insecurity and unpaid caregiving. It found about 1 in 5 countries hadn't addressed any of those three issues.
Jyoti Kapoor/The India Today Group via GettyDola Banerjee homeschools her children in New Delhi in August.By now, it's become clear that the coronavirus pandemic is not gender neutral. While men are more likely to die from the virus itself,"in terms of the economic and social fallout, it's really women that are particularly affected," says Silke Staab, a research specialist with U.N. Women.dramatically, as women find themselves trapped at home with their abusers.
We spoke with Staab about what countries are getting right when it comes to addressing the special challenges facing women in three key areas."One of the really positive things that the tracker highlights is that many countries – 135 in total – have taken some sort of measures to respond to the surge in violence against women," Staab says, adding that there's real recognition that the situation is critical for women across the world.
Sweden's response also gets high marks from Staab: The country has provided about $10.5 million in funding directly to shelters and hotlines that combat violence against women, children and LGBT people. That financial commitment is worth highlighting, she says,"because in many countries, these [groups] are the first responders."Overall, the global response was weakest here: Just 10% of measures explicitly aimed to support women's financial security, Staab says.
Meanwhile, Morocco has also set up a certification system for women-led cooperatives to make 30,000 reusable masks per day, according to the tracker.Whether it's caring for kids at home who would otherwise have been in school or daycare, or ministering to a sick loved one, women around the world are shouldering a surge in unpaid caretaking duties. The overall global response in this area"is really in no way commensurate to the crisis," says Staab.
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