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dc.titleCOVID-19 Sets Back Progress Made on the Welfare of Women and Diverse Populations
dc.contributor.authorBustelo, Monserrat
dc.contributor.authorFrisancho, Verónica
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Karen
dc.contributor.authorSuaya, Agustina
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.contributor.orgunitGender and Diversity Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2023-12-08T00:12:00
dc.date.issue2023-12-08T00:12:00
dc.description.abstractBy March 2020, COVID-19 was confirmed present in all Latin American and Caribbean countries. Not only did the pandemic weakened the regions economy, it exacerbated structural inequalities. Women, indigenous peoples, African descendants, persons with disabilities and the LGBTQ community were disproportionately affected by the pandemic, reflecting both the vulnerability of these groups and the fragility of the progress made in recent years toward improving their social welfare. This document highlights the main lessons learned from IADB studies on the impact of the pandemic on these populations.
dc.format.extent15
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005345
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/COVID-19-Sets-Back-Progress-Made-on-the-Welfare-of-Women-and-Diverse_Populations.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/El-COVID-19-hace-retroceder-los-avances-en-el-bienestar-de-las-mujeres-y-las-poblaciones_diversas.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectGender Gap
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectCoronavirus
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectAfro-Descendants
dc.subjectQuarantine
dc.subjectLabor
dc.subjectPerson with Disability
dc.subjectLabor Force
dc.subjectUnemployment Rate
dc.subjectLabor Market
dc.subjectIndigenous People
dc.subjectLockdown
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeI12 - Health Behavior
dc.subject.jelcodeD63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
dc.subject.jelcodeI14 - Health and Inequality
dc.subject.jelcodeJ15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ18 - Public Policy
dc.subject.keywordsCOVID-19;gender gaps;women;indigenous people;African descendants’ people;persons with disabilities
dc.typePolicy Briefs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-PB-00389
idb.operationRG-T3729
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