The Effects of COVID-19 on Violence Against Women and Gendered Social Norms
A Snapshot from Nine Countries in the Arab States Preliminary
Categories: Global Public Health, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies
Sub-Categories: COVID-19, Economic Participation, Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Year: 2020
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.
Sub-Categories: COVID-19, Economic Participation, Human Development, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Year: 2020
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.
Executive 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.