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dc.contributor.authorOECD
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-29T06:02:46Z
dc.date.available2020-08-29T06:02:46Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:6060/xmlui/handle/1/883
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic is harming health, social and economic well-being worldwide, with women at the centre. First and foremost, women are leading the health response: women make up almost 70% of the health care workforce, exposing them to a greater risk of infection. At the same time, women are also shouldering much of the burden at home, given school and child care facility closures and longstanding gender inequalities in unpaid work. Women also face high risks of job and income loss, and face increased risks of violence, exploitation, abuse or harassment during times of crisis and quarantine. Policy responses must be immediate, and they must account for women’s concerns. Governments should consider adopting emergency measures to help parents manage work and caring responsibilities, reinforcing and extending income support measures, expanding support for small businesses and the self-employed, and improving measure to help women victims of violence. Fundamentally, all policy responses to the crisis must embed a gender lens and account for women’s unique needs, responsibilities and perspectivesen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherOECDen_US
dc.titleWomen at the core of the fight against COVID-19 crisisen_US


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