[Pdf-women] COVID-19 Gender Update: Women’s leadership, newsmakers, voices from the front lines and more...

Sun Apr 26 18:14:17 MDT 2020

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COVID-19 Gender Update

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Global<https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/in-focus-gender-equality-in-covid-19-response> | Africa<https://africa.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/stories/2020/04/gender-equality-in-covid-19-response> | Arab States<https://arabstates.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/in-focus-gender-equality-in-covid-19-response> | Asia Pacific<https://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/news-and-events/in-focus/gender-equality-in-covid-19-response> | Europe & Central Asia<https://eca.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/in-focus-gender-equality-in-covid-19-response> I LAC<https://lac.unwomen.org/en/noticias-y-eventos/en-la-mira/in-focus-gender-equality-in-covid-19-response>

TOP PICKS

Press release: Women Leaders’ Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19 and the Future issues call to put women and girls at the centre of response efforts

[https://mcusercontent.com/4a4c7b832288dbbd2a91f5cfa/images/ea2213b2-4481-489f-81c1-5b1bcbbd99a8.jpg]<https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/press-release-women-leaders-virtual-roundtable-on-covid-19>On 20 April, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women, and Gabriela Ramos, OECD Chief of Staff and Sherpa to the G20, convened and chaired the Women Leaders´ Virtual Roundtable on COVID-19 and the Future to address the disproportionately negative impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has on women and girls and to identify and prioritize policy measures that facilitates a more gender-inclusive recovery path. Read more »<https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/press-release-women-leaders-virtual-roundtable-on-covid-19>

IN THE NEWS HEADLINES

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Video interview with UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

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Video interview with UN Women Deputy Executive Director Anita Bhatia

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Op-ed by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Åsa Regnér

FROM THE FRONT LINE

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Women mobilize to prevent COVID-19 in crowded Rohingya refugee camps<https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/feature-women-mobilize-to-prevent-covid-19-in-rohingya-refugee-camps>

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I am Generation Equality: Ramida “Jennie” Juengpaisal, designer and developer of a COVID-19 tracker in Thailand<https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/i-am-generation-equality-ramida-juengpaisal>

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Take five: “After this pandemic, we will have to work much harder than before to improve Roma women’s lives”<https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/take-five-slavica-vasic>

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>From where I stand: “Policies and regulation can be updated day-to-day…we have to quickly and firmly handle the situation”<https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/4/from-where-i-stand-nicha-nitinavakarn>

Watch this space<https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories?topic=03f7b4b362254611831c80a84acbb836> for more stories.

ACTIVIST SOUNDBITES

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Advice from activists: How COVID-19 is changing climate activism for young women<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedium.com%2F%40UN_Women%2Fadvice-from-activists-how-covid-19-is-changing-climate-activism-for-young-women-bb842f927415&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1a5553a631e64418f07c08d7e85fd64f%7C2bcd07449e18487d85c3c9a325220be8%7C0%7C0%7C637233370734117060&sdata=Ecqx%2Fxirdj8sIfx2ta51voalJB1ZnZIXoTZEsisSRwc%3D&reserved=0>

HIGHLIGHTS

Brief: Violence against women and girls data collection during COVID-19

[https://mcusercontent.com/4a4c7b832288dbbd2a91f5cfa/images/a2066d75-c33e-4ed6-92c8-e5769f12cf72.png]<https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2020/04/issue-brief-violence-against-women-and-girls-data-collection-during-covid-19>Produced by UN Women and WHO, this brief summarizes principles and recommendations for those planning to embark on data collection on the impact of COVID-19 on violence against women and girls. It responds to the difficulties to adhere to methodological, ethical and safety principles in the context of the physical distancing and staying at home measures imposed in many countries. Read more »<https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2020/04/issue-brief-violence-against-women-and-girls-data-collection-during-covid-19>

Related links:

  *   Brief: COVID-19 and violence against women and girls (UN Women)<https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/publications/2020/04/issue-brief-covid-19-and-ending-violence-against-women-and-girls>
  *   COVID-19 and violence against women: What the health sector and system can do (WHO)<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.who.int%2Freproductivehealth%2Fpublications%2Femergencies%2FCOVID-19-VAW-full-text.pdf&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1a5553a631e64418f07c08d7e85fd64f%7C2bcd07449e18487d85c3c9a325220be8%7C0%7C0%7C637233370734117060&sdata=LkTABL7XRUwSsh%2BnYaAlnU3%2BPS787ChjvUnzH8M3pAA%3D&reserved=0>
  *   Emerging gender data and why it matters<https://data.unwomen.org/resources/covid-19-emerging-gender-data-and-why-it-matters>

The Spotlight Initiative: UN leaders are #WithHer. Are you?

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The United Nations family is joining Secretary-General António Guterres in his appeal for peace everywhere. Together, we must ensure that women and girls stay safe during and after the #COVID19 pandemic. Watch video »<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D8cY5ePRky6w&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1a5553a631e64418f07c08d7e85fd64f%7C2bcd07449e18487d85c3c9a325220be8%7C0%7C0%7C637233370734146927&sdata=WExnb2GHwKG73cEU6BCffxZnBjDjE4ZEreAEtN7fMgw%3D&reserved=0>

Watch this space<https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/in-focus-gender-equality-in-covid-19-response> for more highlights.

SOCIAL MEDIA

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The coronavirus pandemic is not just a health issue. It’s a profound shock to our societies and has dramatically changed our daily lives. Share messages of hope and solidarity with the global community impacted by #COVID19 by using messages from UN Women’s social media package<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrello.com%2Fb%2FX29GETbE%2Fun-women-covid19&data=02%7C01%7C%7C1a5553a631e64418f07c08d7e85fd64f%7C2bcd07449e18487d85c3c9a325220be8%7C0%7C0%7C637233370734176805&sdata=daYoOqfeyo6kJr5rDKQ89%2FJF6ap57Y5djcIVEKyZOXM%3D&reserved=0>, available in English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Russian. Make sure to also check out the latest fact cards about how women are affected by the pandemic and the ways they are leading the response.

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