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How women are getting squeezed by the pandemic

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May 27, 2020

How women are getting squeezed by the pandemic

By Francesca Donner,

The coronavirus has worsened existing social and economic inequalities, especially for women.

By Francesca Donner,

The coronavirus has worsened existing social and economic inequalities, especially for women.

May 22, 2020
Chief raises $15M to expand network for women leaders [EN]

Chief, the private network for women leaders, has raised $15 million in a new round of funding to expand into new cities.

Gender and crisis of COVID-19 in Tunisia: Challenges and recommendations

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May 22, 2020

Gender and crisis of COVID-19 in Tunisia: Challenges and recommendations

This brief summarizes challenges and recommendations of the impact of the recent pandemic of COVID-19 in Tunisia on gender-based violence, access to justice, women and health, and women’s leadership and political participation.

This brief summarizes challenges and recommendations of the impact of the recent pandemic of COVID-19 in Tunisia on gender-based violence, access to justice, women and health, and women’s leadership and political participation.

Jacinda Ardern's global renown is great, but she must do more for women

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May 22, 2020

Jacinda Ardern's global renown is great, but she must do more for women

The gendered dimensions of political leadership during the Covid-19 crisis has achieved global proportions, with headlines claiming that women are doing things differently, and with better results.

The gendered dimensions of political leadership during the Covid-19 crisis has achieved global proportions, with headlines claiming that women are doing things differently, and with better results.

May 21, 2020
Women leaders eschew ‘macho-man’ politics in COVID-19 response

New Zealand is “halfway down Everest,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said of the country’s battle with the coronavirus.

May 21, 2020
Online empowerment: How this Egyptian women’s rights activist empowers women from home

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing us all to enter a new normal; a new way of life that is pushing us to change the way we work, create and understand the world.