Mainstreaming gender policies in a context of a pandemic: The case of COVID-19 in Brazil

Abstract

Are Brazilian women more vulnerable to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic? What is the role of a developing context and institutional violence to reinforce this vulnerability? Do the policies implemented by Brazilian government to deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country take into account gender mainstreaming? Do the proposed COVID-19 interventions serve to further weaken women’s access to and control over resources? Or do they support women’s capacity to cope with the pandemic, enhance their skills and provide them with the means to rebuild their lives