Since the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic, while more men contract the virus, women have often been the hardest hit in other ways, including socially and economically—and a newly released comprehensive tracker shows very few countries are adequately protecting women’s safety, support, and economic security. An article from UN Women through Ms. Magazine explores the findings of the tracker, how most countries are falling short, and recommendations to protect and support women worldwide.
By UN Women
Most of the world’s nations are not doing enough to protect women and girls from the economic and social fallout being caused by the COVID-19 crisis, according to new data released today by UN Women and UNDP from the COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker.
The tracker, which includes over 2,500 measures across 206 countries and territories, specifically analyses government measures with a gender lens in three areas: those that tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG), support unpaid care, and strengthen women’s economic security.
The results signal that 42 countries, one-fifth (20 percent) of those analyzed, have no gender-sensitive measures in response to COVID-19 at all.
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