Measures focusing on Women

TUMI's partner, the Flone Initiative, conducted a random sampling of 30 out of the 70 women in Transport members in Nairobi to establish how they had been affected by COVID-19 and the measures the government has put in place. Thereafter Flone met with the Women in Transport elected officials to develop a detailed wish-list.

One in three jobs held by women has been designated as essential. The work they do has often been underpaid and undervalued — an unseen labor force that keeps the country running and takes care of those most in need, whether or not there is a pandemic. Hopefully, when the crisis ends, people will remember the role women played to overcome it.

Nearly 60 per cent of women around the world work in the informal economy, earning less, saving less, and at greater risk of falling into poverty. As markets fall and businesses close, millions of women’s jobs have disappeared. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, urges governments to put women and girls at the centre of their efforts to recover from COVID-19.

Women face high risks of job and income loss, and face increased risks of violence, exploitation, abuse or harassment during times of crisis and quarantine. OECD has released a detailed report on the impact, that COVID-19 has on women in societies.

The risks of leaving home are imminent for both formal and informal workers, and staying home is the best recommendation. However, there are people who have to leave their home for work. They are the great heroes and heroines of this pandemic. They also need safe public transportation so they can continue to serve others and find a livelihood for their homes.

Women, Transport & Youth Employment in Africa' released a set of listings of COVID-19 reports relating to public transport. The report covers the cities Tunis, Abuja and Cape Town and provides information and further weblinks on the current situation in each city.

Uber Health is providing free transportation for frontline healthcare workers, helping them get to and from patients’ homes, as well as between healthcare facilities. Regarding that women make up the majority of the overall health and social workforce, Uber's actions mitigate the risk of infection for many women and their families.

As the situation with COVID-19 is getting worse in Tunisia, many Tunsisian women continue to commute to their work because they live from hand-to-mouth. Many Tunisians have no choice other than to take overly crowded public means of transport, despite the current danger of being infected, because of not being able to afford a car or private taxi.

The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health issue. It is a profound shock to our societies and economies, and women are at the heart of care and response efforts underway.

UN Women is bringing up-to-date information and analysis on how and why gender matters in COVID-19 response.

As a result of the Corona crisis, victim associations fear an increase in domestic violence, especially against children and women.

More women than men sit at supermarket checkouts, look after the sick, look after the children: statistically speaking, the consequences of the corona crisis are distributed differently between the sexes. An overview.

As frontline responders, health professionals, community volunteers, transport and logistics managers, scientists and more, women are making critical contributions to address the outbreak every day. The majority of caregivers, at home and in our communities, are also women.

The bulk of household chores in heterosexual couples is already borne by women – a situation exacerbated by the huge dislocations of the pandemic.

Scientists say there could be a number of reasons for this difference, including biological and lifestyle factors. But in other ways, the virus appears to disproportionately affect women. As the fight against COVID-19 continues, an increasing number of women around the world are on the front lines.

While the illness hits men harder, women are on the front lines at work and at home. The vast majority of nurses, flight attendants, teachers and service industry workers are female, and their jobs put them on the front lines of the outbreak. At home, women still do more caretaking, so when the virus closes schools and restricts travel, and puts aged relatives at risk, they have more to do.