For Arab women and girls, the crisis is just beginning
4 years, 8 months ago

For Arab women and girls, the crisis is just beginning

Al Jazeera  

The coronavirus presents an opportunity to help women overcome daily social injustices, but only if we take it. The informal and community-based nature of women’s work in conflict zones also means an inherent lack of financial stability and access to formal, professional roles in society. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to result in the loss of 1.7 million jobs in the Arab region, including approximately 700,000 jobs held by women. In the Arab region, women perform nearly five times as much unpaid care work as men while approximately 61.8 percent of active women work in the informal sector and will, therefore, suffer disproportionately. A feminist response to this pandemic must work to undo rather than magnify oppression and the very systems that place women at higher risks in times of crisis, with the recognition that simply existing as a woman is a form of crisis.

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The Women of Gaza Are Fighting for Their Families’ Lives

Slate  

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3 years, 2 months ago

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India Today  

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3 years, 4 months ago

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Al Jazeera  

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3 years, 5 months ago

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Live Mint  

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3 years, 7 months ago

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NPR  

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3 years, 10 months ago

Covid-19 has killed 18% MORE men than women in the UK

Daily Mail  

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The Independent  

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85% women have missed out on a raise, job during pandemic
3 years, 10 months ago

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Live Mint  

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3 years, 10 months ago

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News 18  

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4 years ago

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News 18  

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4 years, 2 months ago

Stuck-At-Home Moms: The Pandemic's Devastating Toll On Women

NPR  

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The Pandemic Economy Is Hitting Women Harder. Here's Why : Consider This from NPR : NPR

NPR  

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4 years, 3 months ago

How women are feeling the economic impacts of coronavirus

CNN  

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4 years, 5 months ago

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News 18  

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4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus crisis drives gender inequality with women ‘almost twice as likely as men’ to have lost jobs

The Independent  

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4 years, 6 months ago

In Arab States, coronavirus pandemic traps African domestic workers who find themselves unemployed, abused

Firstpost  

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4 years, 6 months ago

Women Bear the Brunt of Coronavirus Fallout in Workplace as Lockdowns Shock Economies

News 18  

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How Covid-19 invisibilises concerns of women, girls
4 years, 7 months ago

How Covid-19 invisibilises concerns of women, girls

Hindustan Times  

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4 years, 9 months ago

Why Covid-19 is different for men and women

BBC  

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