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Teleworking Is Not
Working for the Poor, the Young and the Women
Mariya Brussevich, Era Dabla-Norris, and Salma Khalid The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating labor markets across the world. Tens of millions of workers lost their jobs, millions more out of the labor force altogether, and many occupations face an uncertain future. Social distancing measures threaten jobs requiring physical presence at the workplace or ... MORE > > |
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Women and Girls with
Disabilities: Planning for Periods During a Pandemic
Shubha Nagesh and Monalisa Padhee The Coronavirus pandemic and the resulting lockdown has intensified most inequities in society- specifically those that affect vulnerable communities, including persons with disabilities, particularly young girls. As an aftermath of recent media attention, many government organizations, nonprofits ... MORE > > |
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 “The impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Women & Girls” IPS is pleased to remind you about the webinar taking place tomorrow, 14 July 2020 at 15:00 CSET on Zoom. What's needed to ensure that policymakers and decision makers put women and young girls first? The world is counting the cost of COVID-19. It has affected everyone, everywhere and it threatens to undo the gains in recent years for women and young girls. It is estimated that nearly 60% of women around the world work in the informal economy, earning less, saving less, and at higher risk of falling into poverty. Many of the elderly are women, a population vulnerable to the ravages of the pandemic. Many young girls have been forced out of school – and may not return. With its massive months-long lockdowns, the crisis has created vulnerabilities for women to domestic, sexual violence and gender-based violence. Program July 14, 2020, at 15:00 CSET. The online event will be broadcast via Zoom. To access the webinar: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77713771746  NOTE: For questions during the Webinar, please email live: Doaa Abdel-Motaal (doaamotaal@gmail.com).  |
