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040			_aAFVC
100			_aFraser, Erika _98915
245			_aImpact of COVID-19 pandemic on violence against women and girls _cErika Fraser
260			_aLondon : _bVAWG Helpdesk, _c2020
300			_aelectronic document (16 pages) ; PDF file: 410 KB
500			_aVAWG Helpdesk Research Report, no. 284, March 2020
520			_aSince its outbreak, COVID-19 has infected hundreds of thousands of people across the world and created a range of primary and secondary effects on different individuals and communities (Wenham et al, 2020). The Director General of the World Health Organisation declared coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic on 11 March 2020. This rapid research query summarises the evidence of the COVID-19 pandemic on violence against women and girls (VAWG), as well as other similar epidemics. Evidence on the impact of COVID-19 remains at an early stage and mostly comes from news articles and reports from women’s organisations. Key evidence gaps from both the COVID-19 pandemic and other similar outbreaks include: (1) limited data on how levels of violence change; (2) lack of disaggregated data particularly for vulnerable groups such as adolescent girls, older women, women and girls with disabilities, and refugee/migrant women; (3) limited research on the pathways of violence and how outbreaks can exacerbate different forms of violence against women and girls; and (4) few documented examples of good practice in preventing and responding to violence against women and girls during an outbreak. So far, we are seeing impacts in middle income and high income countries, but this picture is likely to change rapidly in the coming weeks and concerns have been raised about potential impacts in emergency settings with displaced and mobile populations, as well as in overcrowded peri-urban settlements in many cities throughout the world. Potential impacts are likely to be exacerbated in contexts with weak health systems, weak rule of law, and existing high levels of VAWG and gender inequality. (From the document published 18 March 2020). Record #7470
650		0	_aCOVID-19 _98949
650		0	_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE _9203
650		0	_aINTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE _9431
650		0	_aPANDEMICS _98950
650		4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
650		0	_aVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN _93088
651			_aINTERNATIONAL _93624
773	0	3	_tVAWG Helpdesk Research Report, no. 284, March 2020
830			_aVAWG Helpdesk Research Report _98916
856			_uhttps://www.sddirect.org.uk/media/1881/vawg-helpdesk-284-covid-19-and-vawg.pdf _yDownload report, PDF, 410 KB
856			_uhttps://www.sddirect.org.uk/our-work/vawg-helpdesk/ _yRead other VAWG Helpdesk reports
942			_cBRIEFING _2ddc