Opinion | A Second Covid Crisis Is Coming

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Opinion: If we don’t act now, women and girls will be suffering from the pandemic’s fallout for decades to come

Sheryl Sandberg is founder of LeanIn.org and COO of Facebook.

Second, violence against women rises when people are trapped in their homes. A recent assessment in China showed increased gender-based violence during their Covid-19 lockdowns. Spain and France have seen similar spikes in police calls about domestic violence. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres pointed last week to the “horrifying surge” in domestic violence around the world—a shadow pandemic unfolding behind closed doors.

what is true now in terms of women’s needs might not be true later in the pandemic. For example, women might become less and less likely to access services as health centers get more overwhelmed; psychological support might become more critical as lockdowns drag on and abuse increases. We need to keep asking and knowing what’s going on with women to plan and adjust our response.

More broadly, humanitarian aid programs aimed at women and girls need to adapt fast. For example, now that many kids are home from school, we need to take extra steps to make sure girls keep learning, instead of being consigned to domestic chores and caregiving. There are also programs that supply “dignity kits” with menstrual pads and extra clothing to girls who can’t afford them. Figuring out how to safely distribute these kits despite lockdowns would mean a lot to girls who depend on them.

 

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LMAO - Race baiting, intersectionality bullshit, etc. All signs that this virus crisis is just about over.😂

Women are over-rated.

Because it killed all the men in their lives?

The real story here is that the world is ruled by patriarchy & its inherent violence frequently directed toward women & children. This violence becomes even more prevalent during times of instability. We continue to wait for males to evolve

World is ending...women and minorities hardest hit.

Tell people NOT to inject Lysol in their bodies and why it is impossible to have sunlight inside your skin. Morning_Joe morningmika ChrisCuomo Trump was WRONG about Hydroxychloroquinine, which doubled the death rate of patients, what do you think Teapartier/Trumpeteers do now

Interesting. COVID-19 is killing men twice as often as women, yet you find a way to shoehorn a womens issue into that tragedy? What kind of comical bullshit is that?

Alternate headline: “END OF THE WORLD, Women and Children hardest hit”

Fun fact: Viruses don’t care about your gender. 💁‍♂️

Good thing it won't affect the rest of us in any way.

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