Thread by @GenderPolicyRpt, As we try to absorb the relentless march of pandemic news, we’re [...]

As we try to absorb the relentless march of pandemic news, we’re grateful for these thinkers & writers who have helped us pause and make sense of the ways #gender, #race and #COVID are intertwined (thread):

. @cewig on the virus, health norms & #masculinity (1/): https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/gender-masculinity-and-covid-19/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=ewig-covid

Gender, Masculinity, and COVID-19 - Gender Policy Report

Why are men dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than women? The pandemic raises crucial questions about how gender norms influence health.

https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/gender-masculinity-and-covid-19/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=ewig-covid

. @cewig on the stark differences in what investments we consider essential to national security, how we value health care work, and who gets called a hero (2/): https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/gender-and-the-war-on-covid-19/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=ewig-covid-2

Gender and the “War” on COVID-19 - Gender Policy Report

The COVID-19 pandemic is a wake-up call to expand what investments we consider essential to national security, how we value work, and who gets called a hero.

https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/gender-and-the-war-on-covid-19/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=ewig-covid-2

. @LeighGoodmark & @ayagruber on why increasing arrests & incarceration isn’t the answer to increased #DomesticViolence #DV during the pandemic (3/): https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/domestic-violence-is-also-a-virus/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=goodmark-gruber-dv

Domestic Violence Is Also a Virus - Gender Policy Report

The pandemic has laid bare the many risks of carceral responses to domestic abuse. We can no longer blindly accept that arrest is best.

https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/domestic-violence-is-also-a-virus/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=goodmark-gruber-dv

. @KQuerna & @NdolciDolci with 5 ways to reduce lethal #IntimatePartnerViolence #IPV during the pandemic (4/): https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/many-will-die-from-this-pandemic/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=querna-dolci-dv

Many Will Die From This Pandemic—Some From Domestic Violence - Gender Policy Report

The pandemic has created a unique environment for lethal violence against women. What’s essential now is COVID-19 responsive support, not more guns.

https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/many-will-die-from-this-pandemic/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=querna-dolci-dv

. @kendallfunk12 on how this crisis demands women’s leadership more urgently than ever (5/): https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/we-need-womens-leadership-more-than-ever-during-covid-19/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=funk-leadership

We Need Women’s Leadership More Than Ever During COVID-19 - Gender Policy Report

The absence of women’s voices in policy decisions undermines our collective well-being—especially during a pandemic.

https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/we-need-womens-leadership-more-than-ever-during-covid-19/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=funk-leadership

. @RachelEllisPhD on a group that is often overlooked in media narratives and policy debates - incarcerated women - and the devastating impacts the pandemic has had on their families and communities (6/): https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/in-prison-in-a-pandemic-gender-behind-bars/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=ellis-prison

In Prison in a Pandemic: Gender Behind Bars - Gender Policy Report

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could be uniquely devastating for women in prison, as well as their children and families.

https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/in-prison-in-a-pandemic-gender-behind-bars/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=ellis-prison

Evelyn Simien on how the trope of the “strong black woman” perpetuates inequality, especially at a time of crisis (7/): https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/covid-19-and-the-strong-black-woman/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=simien-covid

COVID-19 and the “Strong Black Woman” - Gender Policy Report

The myth of the strong Black woman perpetuates inequality. To support Black women through this pandemic, we must address the underlying conditions of oppression.

https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/covid-19-and-the-strong-black-woman/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=simien-covid

And @MJStebleton and Lisa Kaler on the need for colleges and universities to prioritize student #hunger as BOTH a return-to-campus problem AND a critical issue for racial and gender equity going forward (8/): https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/exacerbated-inequities-food-insecurity-covid-19-and-higher-education/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=stebleton-kaler-hunger

Exacerbated Inequities: Food Insecurity, COVID-19, and Higher Education - Gender Policy Report

Food insecurity already underscores gender disparities on college campuses, a dilemma now worsened by the pandemic and its uncertainty.

https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/exacerbated-inequities-food-insecurity-covid-19-and-higher-education/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=stebleton-kaler-hunger

Thanks to all these writers for bringing a #genderlens to the pandemic and this difficult year.

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