African governments must build on Covid-19 responses to advance gender equality
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Date
2023
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
NLM (Medline)
Abstract
Gender inequality remains a
major threat to development
in Africa, with millions of
women in the continent not
reaching their full potential.1
The covid-19 pandemic and related quarantine and lockdown measures exacerbated these gender inequalities. The effects
included increased reports of gender based
violence,1-4 the economic consequences of
reduced income and unemployment for
women and families,5-13 and disruptions to
essential health services.14-17 In addition,
school closures as a part of responding to
the pandemic, further exposed girls and
adolescents to violence, unintended pregnancies, and a risk of permanent dropout
from schools across the region.
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Keywords
Public health, Covid-19, Africa, Gender studies, Unemployment
Citation
Bello, K. et al. (2023). African governments must build on Covid-19 responses to advance gender equality. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 381, e072239. 10.1136/bmj-2022-072239