The Gendered Face of COVID-19: Women and Access to Justice
Categories: Global Public Health
Sub-Categories: Access to Justice and Rule of Law, COVID-19
Year: 2020
Citation: Dawuni, Jarpa. "The Gendered Face of COVID-19: Women and Access to Justice." UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Sub-Categories: Access to Justice and Rule of Law, COVID-19
Year: 2020
Citation: Dawuni, Jarpa. "The Gendered Face of COVID-19: Women and Access to Justice." UN Office on Drugs and Crime
Executive Summary
Women bear a disproportionate brunt of health crises, environmental disasters and gender-based violence. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 global pandemic could follow this pattern-having devastating implications for women’s access to justice. What are courts and governments doing to address these challenges?