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Women’s empowerment and COVID-19: A case study from Kenya

author(s) van Biljon, Chloe - Seymour, Gregory
from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

van Biljon, Chloe; Seymour, Gregory, 'Women’s empowerment and COVID-19: A case study from Kenya', International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC, 2022

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Abstract

Research shows that the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic varied greatly by country, class, race and gender (Pangborn & Rea, 2020). In this study we aim to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected empowered and disempowered individuals differently. This policy note summarizes how income was affected by the pandemic, followed by an assessment of coping mechanisms with the crisis and their interactions with women’s empowerment.

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