Gendered impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on male and female cross-border fish traders in Zambia and Malawi

Abstract

The survey collected data on 1) the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated measured on men and women cross-border fish traders’ livelihoods, 2) pre-existing norms and gender dynamics of informal fish trade and how they were affected, 3) the effect of lockdowns and mobility restrictions on power relationships between men and 8 Gendered impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on male and female cross-border fish traders in Zambia and Malawi. Final Technical report women, 4) input into decision making at the household level, 5) individual coping and adaptation mechanisms, and 6) the impact of program and policy responses.