The COVID -19 pandemic is having disproportionate negative impact on women, increasing their vulnerability to domestic violence, poor access to health care and economic security. These effects have already been felt and are likely to stay for longer than the pandemic itself. No wonder the UN has called the widening of gender inequality as “the shadow pandemic”. This webinar invites you to discuss how women have been hit by COVID-19 in both Brazil and Europe. How have governments responded to gender inequality during this crisis? And what can be the long-term consequences for societies if we continue to neglect the issue?
