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The Interagency Gender Working Group promotes gender equity in order to improve global health and foster sustainable development.
News & Updates
2020 IGWG Plenary: The Gendered Impact of COVID-19 on Caregivers and Community Health Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone worldwide and is intensifying existing inequalities, particularly those based on gender. Such inequalities create additional burdens for women, girls, and other marginalized groups. The majority of caregivers and health care workers around the world are women and girls, and they are and will continue to face additional burdens due to gender inequality and as a result of their roles...Read More
A Pandemic Within a Pandemic: Technical Resources to Address GBV in the Age of COVID-19
COVID-19 health crisis has exacerbated gender inequalities, including women’s and girls’ existing economic vulnerabilities, leaving many at heightened risk of poor reproductive health outcomes and GBV.Read More
Upcoming IGWG Event
Relevant Resources
An Update on Effective Approaches for Gender-Integrated Interventions for Reproductive Health
hosted at Population Reference Bureau
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Contraceptive Evidence: Questions and Answers
hosted at Population Reference Bureau
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Sexual Harassment, Exploitation, and Abuse: A Toolkit for Building a Prevention and Response Program
hosted at Chemonics
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