Gender and COVID-19: This advocacy brief by the WHO presents ‘key asks’ for national COVID-19 response initiatives.
Gender and COVID-19 Working group resource list - A curated list of documents and guidance covering a broad range of issues related to gender and COVID-19.
Inter Agency Standing Committee Guidance - Practical actions for gender sensitive programmes sector by sector. With a section on WASH provision.
Menstrual Hygiene Management and COVID-19 Response - A resource list compiling documents and guidance on supporting the MHM needs of women and girls during this time.
IFRC guidance on Gender and Inclusion - practical guidance across different phases and components of COVID-19 response.
Feminist responses to COVID-19 - reflections and perspectives on the gendered impacts of COVID-19 and the need for feminist approaches to be at the heart of response efforrts.
Resources to address gender based violence in Humanitarian situations - this includes ‘pocket book’ guidance for non-experts in a range of languages and a detailed and regularly updated document on mitigating GBV risks.
Advocacy documents on gender and COVID-19 - This document developed by Gender in Humanitarian Action provides simple messages about the gendered impact of outbreaks and practical actions to incorporate into programming. Similarly, this UNFPA document provides a more detailed description of these advocacy points and how they apply to key areas of response.
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Editor’s notes
Author: Sian White
Reviewed by: Jane Wilbur,Bethany Caruso, Pryia Nath, Chelsea Huggett
Last updated: 11.5.2020