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COVID-19 Gender Update
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TOP PICKS

Violence against women during COVID-19: A comprehensive resource




Since the outbreak of COVID-19, emerging data and reports have shown that all types of violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, has intensified globally. Click here for an overview of the crisis and how UN Women is responding »

WHAT OUR LEADERS ARE SAYING

UN Women turns 10, placing women’s rights, priorities and voices centre-stage


A decade on, as we celebrate this anniversary in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the human rights of women and girls have more prominence, universality and more urgency than ever before. Read the statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka »

Op-ed: The role of digitalization in the Decade of Action


With the rapid digitalization of work, school and social life, stimulated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of technology and innovation to achieving gender equality and inclusive development has never been clearer nor more urgent. Read more »

Joint Op-ed: Put women at the centre of Syria crisis response


As the Syria crisis enters its 10th year, the situation is especially dire for women and girls, with the effects of COVID-19 compounding the risks and hardships for millions of people inside the country and for refugees around the region. Read more »

FROM THE FRONT LINE
Leadership & response Despite compounding challenges, women in Iraq play vital roles in the country’s COVID-19 response
Resilience In Guatemala, investing in indigenous women’s economic empowerment is key to building back better after COVID-19
Volunteering Danijela Grbic: “Helping people in emergency situations is my weapon for overcoming fear” 
Working mothers From Where I Stand: As a woman, practicing self-isolation in a home setting is next to impossible

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ISSUE SPOTLIGHT
Prioritizing fundamental rights The disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women and girls in the Arab States region
Peace & resilience COVID-19 and the Peace Villages
Unpaid care work Ipsos survey confirms that COVID-19 is intensifying women’s workload at home

ACTIVIST SOUNDBITES 
Intersectional feminism: what it means and why it matters right now

PUBLICATIONS
COVID-19 and the care economy: Immediate action and structural transformation for a gender-responsive recovery
Addressing the economic fallout of COVID-19: Pathways and policy options for a gender-responsive recovery
COVID-19 and violence against women and girls: Addressing the shadow pandemic
Spotlight on gender, COVID-19 and the SDGs: Will the pandemic derail hard-won progress on gender equality?

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SOCIAL MEDIA

Violence against women during #COVID19


Help us raise awareness of the ongoing violence against women and girls during the #COVID19 pandemic by sharing the latest stats and vital information.
 
You can find social media messages and visuals on online violence, essential services and how UN Women is working to create safe cities and safe public spaces here.
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