Guidance Note for Action: Women as a Force for Accelerated and Inclusive Economic Recovery Post-COVID-19 in Asia-Pacific
Categories: Global Public Health
Sub-Categories: COVID-19, Economic Participation, Economic Recovery
Region: East Asia and the Pacific
Year: 2020
Citation: “Guidance Note for Action: Women as a Force for Accelerated and Inclusive Economic Recovery Post-COVID-19 in Asia-Pacific.” United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2020.
Sub-Categories: COVID-19, Economic Participation, Economic Recovery
Region: East Asia and the Pacific
Year: 2020
Citation: “Guidance Note for Action: Women as a Force for Accelerated and Inclusive Economic Recovery Post-COVID-19 in Asia-Pacific.” United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2020.
Executive Summary
Women’s economic empowerment will be essential if we are to ensure that the economic recovery from COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific is as rapid as possible and includes all members of society. In the first of this four-part series, this brief introduces a strong gender perspective to the COVID-19 crisis and response and provides recommendations on how to apply a gender-responsive approach to the post-pandemic challenges to ensure accelerated, inclusive and sustainable recovery.