COVID-19, nutrition, and gender: An evidence-informed approach to gender-responsive policies and programs

In addition to the direct health impacts of COVID-19, government and household mitigation measures have triggered negative indirect economic, educational, and food and health system impacts, hitting low-and middle-income countries the hardest and disproportionately affecting women and girls. We cond...

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Autores principales: Kalbarczyk, Anna, Aberman, Noora-Lisa, van Asperen, Bregje S. M., Morgan, Rosemary, Bhutta, Zulfiqar, Carducci, Bianca, Heidkamp, Rebecca, Osendarp, Saskia, Kumar, Neha, Lartey, Anna, Malapit, Hazel J., Quisumbing, Agnes R., Fabrizio, Cecilia
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141370
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author Kalbarczyk, Anna
Aberman, Noora-Lisa
van Asperen, Bregje S. M.
Morgan, Rosemary
Bhutta, Zulfiqar
Carducci, Bianca
Heidkamp, Rebecca
Osendarp, Saskia
Kumar, Neha
Lartey, Anna
Malapit, Hazel J.
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Fabrizio, Cecilia
author_browse Aberman, Noora-Lisa
Bhutta, Zulfiqar
Carducci, Bianca
Fabrizio, Cecilia
Heidkamp, Rebecca
Kalbarczyk, Anna
Kumar, Neha
Lartey, Anna
Malapit, Hazel J.
Morgan, Rosemary
Osendarp, Saskia
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
van Asperen, Bregje S. M.
author_facet Kalbarczyk, Anna
Aberman, Noora-Lisa
van Asperen, Bregje S. M.
Morgan, Rosemary
Bhutta, Zulfiqar
Carducci, Bianca
Heidkamp, Rebecca
Osendarp, Saskia
Kumar, Neha
Lartey, Anna
Malapit, Hazel J.
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Fabrizio, Cecilia
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description In addition to the direct health impacts of COVID-19, government and household mitigation measures have triggered negative indirect economic, educational, and food and health system impacts, hitting low-and middle-income countries the hardest and disproportionately affecting women and girls. We conducted a gender focused analysis on five critical and interwoven crises that have emerged because of the COVID-19 crisis and exacerbated malnutrition and food insecurity. These include restricted mobility and isolation; reduced income; food insecurity; reduced access to essential health and nutrition services; and school closures. Our approach included a theoretical gender analysis, targeted review of the literature, and a visual mapping of evidence-informed impact pathways. As data was identified to support the visualization of pathways, additions were made to codify the complex interrelations between the COVID-19 related crises and underlying gender relations. Our analysis and resultant evidence map illustrate how underlying inequitable norms such as gendered unprotected jobs, reduced access to economic resources, decreased decision-making power, and unequal gendered division of labor, were exacerbated by the pandemic's secondary containment efforts. Health and nutrition policies and interventions targeted to women and children fail to recognize and account for understanding and documentation of underlying gender norms, roles, and relations which may deter successful outcomes. Analyzing the indirect effects of COVID-19 on women and girls offers a useful illustration of how underlying gender inequities can exacerbate health and nutrition outcomes in a crisis. This evidence-informed approach can be used to identify and advocate for more comprehensive upstream policies and programs that address underlying gender inequities.
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spelling CGSpace1413702025-10-26T13:02:06Z COVID-19, nutrition, and gender: An evidence-informed approach to gender-responsive policies and programs Kalbarczyk, Anna Aberman, Noora-Lisa van Asperen, Bregje S. M. Morgan, Rosemary Bhutta, Zulfiqar Carducci, Bianca Heidkamp, Rebecca Osendarp, Saskia Kumar, Neha Lartey, Anna Malapit, Hazel J. Quisumbing, Agnes R. Fabrizio, Cecilia crises school attendance mitigation gender gender equality less favoured areas covid-19 health households services employment malnutrition children food security decision making division of labor governance In addition to the direct health impacts of COVID-19, government and household mitigation measures have triggered negative indirect economic, educational, and food and health system impacts, hitting low-and middle-income countries the hardest and disproportionately affecting women and girls. We conducted a gender focused analysis on five critical and interwoven crises that have emerged because of the COVID-19 crisis and exacerbated malnutrition and food insecurity. These include restricted mobility and isolation; reduced income; food insecurity; reduced access to essential health and nutrition services; and school closures. Our approach included a theoretical gender analysis, targeted review of the literature, and a visual mapping of evidence-informed impact pathways. As data was identified to support the visualization of pathways, additions were made to codify the complex interrelations between the COVID-19 related crises and underlying gender relations. Our analysis and resultant evidence map illustrate how underlying inequitable norms such as gendered unprotected jobs, reduced access to economic resources, decreased decision-making power, and unequal gendered division of labor, were exacerbated by the pandemic's secondary containment efforts. Health and nutrition policies and interventions targeted to women and children fail to recognize and account for understanding and documentation of underlying gender norms, roles, and relations which may deter successful outcomes. Analyzing the indirect effects of COVID-19 on women and girls offers a useful illustration of how underlying gender inequities can exacerbate health and nutrition outcomes in a crisis. This evidence-informed approach can be used to identify and advocate for more comprehensive upstream policies and programs that address underlying gender inequities. 2022-11 2024-04-12T13:37:46Z 2024-04-12T13:37:46Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141370 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153621 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01348-4 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-020-01089-w Open Access Elsevier Kumar, Neha; Malapit, Hazel J.; Quisumbing, Agnes R.; Osendarp, Saskia; Fabrizo, Cecilia; Morgan, Rosemary; et al. 2022. COVID-19, nutrition, and gender: An evidence-informed approach to gender-responsive policies and programs. Social Science and Medicine 312(November 2022): 115364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115364
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school attendance
mitigation
gender
gender equality
less favoured areas
covid-19
health
households
services
employment
malnutrition
children
food security
decision making
division of labor
governance
Kalbarczyk, Anna
Aberman, Noora-Lisa
van Asperen, Bregje S. M.
Morgan, Rosemary
Bhutta, Zulfiqar
Carducci, Bianca
Heidkamp, Rebecca
Osendarp, Saskia
Kumar, Neha
Lartey, Anna
Malapit, Hazel J.
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Fabrizio, Cecilia
COVID-19, nutrition, and gender: An evidence-informed approach to gender-responsive policies and programs
title COVID-19, nutrition, and gender: An evidence-informed approach to gender-responsive policies and programs
title_full COVID-19, nutrition, and gender: An evidence-informed approach to gender-responsive policies and programs
title_fullStr COVID-19, nutrition, and gender: An evidence-informed approach to gender-responsive policies and programs
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title_short COVID-19, nutrition, and gender: An evidence-informed approach to gender-responsive policies and programs
title_sort covid 19 nutrition and gender an evidence informed approach to gender responsive policies and programs
topic crises
school attendance
mitigation
gender
gender equality
less favoured areas
covid-19
health
households
services
employment
malnutrition
children
food security
decision making
division of labor
governance
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141370
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