New U.N. Tracker Looks At How Countries' COVID-19 Responses Are Helping Women
NPRNew U.N. Tracker Looks At How Countries' COVID-19 Responses Are Helping Women Enlarge this image toggle caption Jyoti Kapoor/The India Today Group via Getty Jyoti Kapoor/The India Today Group via Getty 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. Violence against women and children "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. While Australia has since significantly scaled back these measures, Staab says governments "really need to think about" offering more affordable, subsidized child care options longer term as they work to rebuild their economies.
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