Covid-19 Feminist Framework to Address Public Health Impact of Violence, Abuse, and Trauma in Children, Women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ Community: A Preliminary Observation

The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has become a worldwide crisis with multifaceted dimensions. The pandemic has already exacerbated preexisting health, sociopolitical and economic crises. Women, children, sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQIA+ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning, intersex, and asexual and/or ally]), racial and ethnic minorities (BIPOC [black, Indigenous and people of color]), and gender-diverse people have been disproportionately affected amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The fact that women are being disproportionately affected by COVID-19, the burdens of care have intensified, violence against women has amplified, and the focus on reviving productiveness is as ever overlooking the significance of investing in social care, health, and education. Violence against women and children (VAW/C), BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ is growing with underresourced health services, overlooked sexual and reproductive health services, compromised economic resilience, and exacerbated systemic inequities.