https://padlet.com/pnorton4211/zai1bbespib796e en-us 2021-09-21 00:20:56 UTC 2021-09-22 06:03:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/pnorton4211/zai1bbespib796e/wish/1759131750 Needs of health-care workers as a predominantly female workforce]]> 2021-09-22 05:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/pnorton4211/zai1bbespib796e/wish/1759131750 https://padlet.com/pnorton4211/zai1bbespib796e/wish/1759135079 In Asia and the Pacific, the unequal distribution of unpaid care and domestic work between women and men is a major barrier to gender equality and women’s empowerment. Women and girls spend more time than men and boys on unpaid care and domestic work, ranging from 1.7 times in New Zealand to 11 times in Pakistan.]]> 2021-09-22 05:57:46 UTC https://padlet.com/pnorton4211/zai1bbespib796e/wish/1759135079 https://padlet.com/pnorton4211/zai1bbespib796e/wish/1759139936 Women, girls, and vulnerable groups are at an increased risk of GBV during public health outbreaks, such as COVID-19, due to limited input and control in decision- making on a household’s response and shifts in social safety nets, mobility and access to information/ services.
in Malaysia, hotlines reported a 57 per cent increase in calls while orders aimed at controlling movement are in effect.37 In Singapore, AWARE’s Women’s Helpline has seen a 33 per cent increase in February over calls received in the same month last year.

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