Main description:

In this important book, experts assess what the COVID-19 pandemic means for gender inequalities in the Global South, examining how threats to equitable development will impact the most marginalized and at-risk women and girls in particular.
The book draws on research across sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America to examine COVID-19-related issues around gender-based violence, work and care, education and health care, and asks whether global responses are enough to mitigate the negative outcomes of deepening gender inequality. It is a guide to stimulate the important debate about how to promote women's rights during the management and recovery phases of the pandemic.

Contents:

Introduction: Derailing Development, Exacerbating Gender Injustice
Chapter One. Gender, Development and COVID-19: More of the Same is Not Working
Chapter Two. Unequal Development: What Lies Beneath COVID-19's Gender Politics?
Chapter Three. Regional Governance: A Missed Opportunity to Tackle COVID-19's Gendered Inequalities?
Chapter Four. Exacerbating Inequalities: Gender-Based Violence and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Chapter Five. Exacerbating the Gender Gap: COVID-19 and Gendered Inequalities in Work and Education
Conclusion