Name: An Exploration of How COVID-19 Impacted Women and Girls Around the World
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An Exploration of How COVID-19 Impacted Women and Girls Around the World

The Hidden Toll

Edited By: Fikresus Amahazion

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While the COVID-19 crisis impacted everyone, women and girls were affected differently, with preexisting inequalities often exacerbated. This collection of rigorous analyses from international scholars critically interrogates this under-examined issue around the world.

Since its emergence, the COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the greatest global crises in perhaps a century and led to unimaginable human suffering. Although…

Since its emergence, the COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the greatest global crises in perhaps a century and led to unimaginable human suffering. Although much coverage has been dedicated to exploring the different impacts of the crisis, such as its social, political, and economic consequences, comparatively little attention has been directed to examining the particular impact of the pandemic on women and girls. Past crises and outbreaks have powerfully demonstrated that men and women are differently affected, and preexisting inequalities and challenges for women and girls are often exacerbated. Comprising a rich collection of rigorous analyses that touch upon an extensive number of topics and an array of countries, this edited collection critically interrogates how the COVID-19 crisis has impacted women and girls around the world. With high-quality contributions from international scholars and experts from numerous fields and disciplines, and containing research based on a variety of methodologies and approaches, the present volume provides a wide-ranging, evidence-based exploration and nuanced perspective on this issue.

Fikresus Amahazion is an educator and research analyst based in East Africa. He received his bachelor’s degree from Saint Bonaventure University (NY, USA), before going on to complete his MA and PhD at Emory University (GA, USA), where he concentrated on globalization, political economy, and development. At Emory University, he also received a Graduate Certificate from the Institute of Human Rights (IHR). Fikresus’ research pursuits include analysis of human rights, political economy, gender, and development, with a particular focus on East Africa. His recent work includes Child Mortality in Eritrea: An Overview of History and Progress, “Exploring National COVID-19 Variability Across Sub-Saharan Africa” in the Journal of Global Health Reports, “Exposure to Pornography Among Young Eritreans: An Exploratory Study” in the Journal of International Women’s Studies, “Short-sighted Solutions: An Examination of Europe’s Response to the Mediterranean Migration Crisis” in Deadly Voyages: Migrant Journeys across the Mediterranean, and “Dragon Meets Camel: An Exploration of China’s Engagement with Eritrea” in the Journal of Social and Development Sciences.

Fikresus Amahazion, Rabia Ali, Sana Irshad, Nabila Farhin, Israt Jahan, Andrea Burke, Maria Holt, Adriana Piatti-Crocker