Résumé
In the global context of COVID-19 pandemic, the European Women's Lobby (EWL), the largest umbrella organization of women's civil society in Europe representing over 2,000 women's associations, are reporting on the dire situations of women and girls who now face deepening risks of male violence, poverty and threats to their economic independence. Despite this, at the heart of this crisis, women and women's organizations are leading in the delivery of frontline and essential services. With this policy brief, EWL calls for recognition of the undervalued, and often invisible contributions of women, and demand the EU and national responses to this health crisis leave no woman or girl behind. In line with the European Commissions five-year Gender Equality Strategy, this brief reiterates the urgent need to ensure gender mainstreaming is at the core of all national responses and puts forward immediate and mid to long-term recommendations to the European Commission and EU Member States. These recommendations focus on the need to uphold democratic principles; combat male violence against women; realizing a feminist economy of care and a strong and equal health system.
[Source: website www.womenlobby.org/Women-must-not-pay-the-price-for-COVID-19-Putting-equality-between-women-and?lang=en]