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Research highlight|Gender and COVID-19
The COVID-19 boomerang effect: New forecasts predict sharp increases in female poverty
Beijing NGO Forum
Research highlight|SDG monitoring
Inequality, gender, and sustainable development: measuring feminist progress
Ipsos survey confirms that COVID-19 is intensifying women’s workload at home
Research highlight|Gender and COVID-19
Ipsos survey confirms that COVID-19 is intensifying women’s workload at home
People are crowding into cities at record rates; many end up in poorer neighbourhoods with limited services and infrastructure. Electricity may be sporadic and water quality poor. Easing disparities requires specific actions to reach women, including investment in the public transport systems that many depend on. In this neighbourhood in Medellín, Colombia, most residents come from the countryside, having been displaced by conflict. Some services, like a cable car, have
Research highlight|Gender and COVID-19
COVID-19 exposes the harsh realities of gender inequality in slums
Photo: Nishan/UNFPA Maldives
Research highlight|Gender and COVID-19
COVID-19 may be prompting men to help out at home, evidence from the Maldives suggests
Women's rights in review
Research highlight
25 years after Beijing, feminists are impatient for change
UN Photo/Tim McKulka
Research highlight|Peace and security
Where do we stand on the Women, Peace and Security agenda?
Gender snapshot
Research highlight|Gender data gaps
What progress has been made on achieving gender equality?
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