The Effects of COVID-19 on Violence Against Women and Gendered Social Norms

  • The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Summary

UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States partnered with RIWI corp. to conduct a web-survey in 9 countries in the region, (Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia and Yemen) to document the gendered impact of COVID-19 on men and women in the region, with a focus on gender roles and attitudes and practices related to gender equality and violence against women. This policy brief highlights the key findings from the regional study.

Citation

“The Effects of COVID-19 on Violence Against Women and Gendered Social Norms.” The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. 2020.

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