Today, @UN @antonioguterres is releasing a report on gender-based violence in this crisis. A few thoughts off our GBV analysis released last week taking a look which women, girls and other marginalized people are likely to suffer from the pandemic. #COVID19Pandemic

Power discrepancies are often exacerbated during emergencies, which deepens existing vulnerabilities. In most contexts women are caregivers - which will likely affect their physical and mental health and impede their access to education, livelihood sources, and other support

Women’s and girls’ needs for protection services—including gender-based violence and intimate partner violence prevention and mitigation—are likely to increase as the accessibility of these services declines, as @CARE saw while working on Ebola and Zika outbreaks.

Food may become scarcer during a public health emergency, forcing households to engage in negative coping mechanisms, such as consuming less food. Where women eat last and least, this can lead to additional health complications, including increased susceptibility to #COVIDー19

While it is too early for comprehensive data, there are already many deeply concerning reports of increased violence against women around the world, in many cases of upwards of 25% increase of violence against women in countries with reporting systems in place. #COVIDー19