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Policymakers must center the needs of women, particularly women of color, in the next #COVID19 response and beyond.
The health & economy of our nation depend on it.
Our new reports outline the policies necessary for an effective response to this crisis: https://tinyurl.com/y78rg72q
The health & economy of our nation depend on it.
Our new reports outline the policies necessary for an effective response to this crisis: https://tinyurl.com/y78rg72q
Women of color play a crucial role in maintaining the economic stability of their families and communities - including as breadwinners and caregivers.
Understanding & addressing #COVID19’s impact on WOC is critical to overcoming the crisis. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/reports/2020/04/23/483846/frontlines-work-home/
Understanding & addressing #COVID19’s impact on WOC is critical to overcoming the crisis. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/reports/2020/04/23/483846/frontlines-work-home/
Many women of color work in jobs on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis & in many industries impacted by unemployment claims, which top more than 26 million in the last 5 weeks.
Women are 80% of workers in the healthcare industry & women of color make up 30% of those workers.
Women are 80% of workers in the healthcare industry & women of color make up 30% of those workers.
Moreover, as the pandemic worsens an already inadequate healthcare system, women - esp. women of color, rural women, & low-income women, will face even more barriers to accessing care for their unique health needs.
The #COVID19 pandemic has also revealed how the U.S. healthcare system fails women in these ways:
Insufficient health insurance coverage
Reproductive health services are not integrated into the healthcare system due to stigma
Underfunded and inaccessible providers
Insufficient health insurance coverage Reproductive health services are not integrated into the healthcare system due to stigma Underfunded and inaccessible providers
Long-standing structural inequities like systemic racism, sexism, and a devaluation of women & women of color’s labor and unique health needs have created a landscape where women and their families are disproportionately impacted by the #COVID19 pandemic.
Interventions for #COVID19 must include:
Medicaid expansion, accessible birth control & abortion services, full range of birthing options, unbiased care
#PaidLeaveforAll, emergency childcare, housing, enforcement of worker protections, comprehensive data on #COVID19 & more
Medicaid expansion, accessible birth control & abortion services, full range of birthing options, unbiased care #PaidLeaveforAll, emergency childcare, housing, enforcement of worker protections, comprehensive data on #COVID19 & more
