Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies Human Rights Initiative for a discussion of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rights of women and girls.
Women and girls have experienced a “shadow pandemic” during the course of and as a result of COVID-19; gains for girls have begun to quickly dissipate, and with rising poverty, rates of forced marriage, child rape, and transactional sex have increased. The erosion of opportunities and rights for girls – if left unaddressed – will continue into a post-COVID world. Already at “epidemic proportions” pre-pandemic, gender-based violence is surging as a major but underreported issue. Moreover, setbacks in girls’ education will have long-term impact on women’s progress, especially in the developing world. Decades of progress and trillions in dollars of economic growth will be lost as a result of this shadow pandemic. The panel will consider not only the scope and nuances of COVID-19’s effects on women and girls but also specific and urgent policy recommendations to address the shadow pandemic.
This event is made possible by general support to CSIS.
