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Securing the Safety and Wellbeing of Women Frontline Healthcare Workers in the COVID-19 Response

This report discusses risks for women frontline healthcare workers in the COVID-19 response and proposes actions for mitigating these risks. While it is essential to reduce risks for all healthcare workers, data suggests that the majority of frontline healthcare workers in the COVID-19 response are women. For example, in the United States (US), women hold 76 percent of healthcare jobs, and make up more than 85 percent of nurses, who are generally at the frontline of patient interactions, including in the COVID-19 response.2Women frontline healthcare workers are also the primary caregivers at home.

Source

UNICEF and GPC

Area of Work

Gender Based Violence

Type

Technical Notes or Guidelines

Language

English

Year Published

2020

Last Checked

1/5/20

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Region

Global

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