Heat stress management and gender-sensitive heat adaptation plans in Sri Lanka

Data collection in Colombo

Leaders call for collective action, elevating marginalized voices and women in decision making roles beyond COVID-19

During the 66th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), UN Women hosted a side event entitled “Beyond COVID-19: Advancing gender responsive policies on climate, care and jobs for a sustainable and equal future”.

New data show women and girls far less likely to receive COVID-19 relief

Women and girls have disproportionately suffered the socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19: lost jobs and reduced work hours, increased intensity of care and domestic work, and strains on their physical and mental health.

Germany: Inaction on heat plans threatens health

Women’s absence from COVID-19 task forces will perpetuate gender divide, says UNDP, UN Women

Open letter from the President of the Global Network of Women for Inclusive Disaster Risk Management to women leaders about Covid-19 and the exclusion of women and girls with disabilities

Can SE Asian workers take the heat? Researchers tackle rising temperatures

Coronavirus shows how hard it is for ethnic minority and migrant women to access healthcare

Expert's take: The gendered impact of COVID-19 requires transformative changes in economic policies

Addressing gendered and other inequalities will be central to COVID-19 recovery

Solomon Islands students ensure schools and communities are safe

The moms are not alright

COVID-19 will widen poverty gap between women and men, new data shows

Mums with an intellectual disability already risk family violence and losing their kids

Mexico: The unequal effects of coronavirus

Intersecting gender and resiliency – especially during Covid-19

How will COVID-19 affect women and girls in low- and middle-income countries?

‘Gender blind’ coronavirus policies could hinder disease fight