African governments must build on Covid-19 responses to advance gender equality

dc.contributor.authorBello, Kéfilath
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, Asha
dc.contributor.authorDe Jong, Michelle
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-20T07:26:00Z
dc.date.available2023-06-20T07:26:00Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractGender 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBello, 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-2022-072239en_US
dc.identifier.issn1756-1833
dc.identifier.uri10.1136/bmj-2022-072239
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/9120
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherNLM (Medline)en_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectGender studiesen_US
dc.subjectUnemploymenten_US
dc.titleAfrican governments must build on Covid-19 responses to advance gender equalityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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