The Shadow Pandemic
Wed, Jul 29
|Zoom Webinar
Beginning with a discussion about gender-based violence (GBV) before COVID-19, the panel will delve deeply into the alarming increase in GBV worldwide rising in parallel to COVID-19 labeled as the 'Shadow Pandemic’.
Time & Location
Jul 29, 2020, 1:00 PM EDT
Zoom Webinar
About the event
Hosted by Girl Up Edinburgh
1pm EST/6pm BST
The panel will investigate how individuals, civil society, and governments are currently responding to COVID-19’s exacerbation of GBV, with a specific focus on intersectionality, immediacy, and success. With direct attention on global factors that exacerbate GBV and lessons learned from successful anti-GBV initiatives, the panel will culminate in a conversation on the impact of a chaotic future - natural disasters, heightened social polarization, etc - on GBV and gender inequality. The panel will highlight children, LGBTQIA+, BAME, and disabled communities’ experiences of the Shadow Pandemic.