Women’s empowerment and COVID-19: A case study from Kenya

Research shows that the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic varied greatly by country, class, race and gender (Pangborn & Rea, 2020). In this study we aim to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected empowered and disempowered individuals differently. This policy note summarizes how income was a...

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Main Authors: van Biljon, Chloe, Seymour, Greg
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141449
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description Research shows that the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic varied greatly by country, class, race and gender (Pangborn & Rea, 2020). In this study we aim to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected empowered and disempowered individuals differently. This policy note summarizes how income was affected by the pandemic, followed by an assessment of coping mechanisms with the crisis and their interactions with women’s empowerment.
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spelling CGSpace1414492025-11-06T04:41:04Z Women’s empowerment and COVID-19: A case study from Kenya van Biljon, Chloe Seymour, Greg income women's empowerment gender shock covid-19 resilience women Research shows that the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic varied greatly by country, class, race and gender (Pangborn & Rea, 2020). In this study we aim to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected empowered and disempowered individuals differently. This policy note summarizes how income was affected by the pandemic, followed by an assessment of coping mechanisms with the crisis and their interactions with women’s empowerment. 2022-01-31 2024-04-12T13:37:58Z 2024-04-12T13:37:58Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141449 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute van Biljon, Chloe; and Seymour, Greg. 2022. Women’s empowerment and COVID-19: A case study from Kenya. GCAN COVID-19 Policy Note 1. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135041.
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van Biljon, Chloe
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Women’s empowerment and COVID-19: A case study from Kenya
title Women’s empowerment and COVID-19: A case study from Kenya
title_full Women’s empowerment and COVID-19: A case study from Kenya
title_fullStr Women’s empowerment and COVID-19: A case study from Kenya
title_full_unstemmed Women’s empowerment and COVID-19: A case study from Kenya
title_short Women’s empowerment and COVID-19: A case study from Kenya
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topic income
women's empowerment
gender
shock
covid-19
resilience
women
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