REPORT: Gender-based Violence in the pandemic period

Papagiannopoulou, M. (2022). Gender-based Violence in the pandemic period. Athens: Centre for Gender Studies

 

International:

Abramson, A. (2020, April 8). How COVID-19 may increase domestic violence and child abuse. American Psychological Association. Retrieved from: https://www.apa.org/topics/covid-19/domestic-violence-child-abuse?fbclid=IwAR2gi5gbI-BkRFph6oOfFe4oosF9F-W7cYcvLZm66Jxz4dm_yuWyR1vw_jU

Abuhammad, S. (2020). Violence against Jordanian Women during COVID-19 Outbreak. The International Journal of Clinical Practice, 75 (3). https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13824. Retrieved from: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ijcp.13824

Andrews, M. (2020, December 3). Combatting Gender-Based Violence during COVID-19. Greenpeace Africa. Retrieved from: https://www.greenpeace.org/africa/en/blogs/12868/combatting-gender-based-violence-during-covid-19/

Bettinger-Lopez, C. (2020, May 13). A Double Pandemic: Domestic Violence in the Age of COVID-19. Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved from: https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/double-pandemic-domestic-violence-age-covid-19

Böök, B. (2021, January 20). Gender-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Futures. Retrieved from: https://www.europeanfutures.ed.ac.uk/gender-based-violence-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/

Boserup, B., McKenney, M., & Elkbuli, A. (2020). Alarming trends in US domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American journal of emergency medicine, 38(12), 2753–2755. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2020.04.077 Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7195322/

Bourgault, S., Peterman, A. & O’Donnell M. (2021). Violence against Women and Children during COVID-19— One Year On and 100 Papers In a Fourth Research Round Up. Center for Global Development. Retrieved from: https://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/vawc-fourth-roundup.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3a6mBQ7n4pnLwD0PeAWnZEmQy-wVSLND8ktFOXsqkbJ0s_cv_myYCVDF8

Campbell, A. (2020). An Increasing Risk of Family Violence during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Strengthening Community Collaborations to Save Lives. Forensic Science International: Reports. Vol. 2. 100089. doi:org/10.1016/j.fsir.2020.100089. Retrieved from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2665910720300384

Center for Reproductive Rights (2020). COVID-19 Landscape: SRHR and Gender Issues in Asia. Retrieved from: https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Quarterly-newsletter-Oct-Dec_Q4-2020.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1DSL11M6U-VrYfRRAYWw5DTG5SFKP6GTAkOSuDoTiREUVJdFnOvxXcgLM

Chipare, M. (2021). The hidden monster of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in resource limited settings: a call to action. Medical Journal of Zambia, 48(1), 1 – 3. Retrieved from: https://mjz.co.zm/index.php/mjz/article/view/791/479

Emezue, C. (2020). Digital or Digitally Delivered Responses to Domestic and Intimate Partner Violence during COVID-19. JMIR Public Health Surveillance, 6(3): e19831. Retrieved from: https://publichealth.jmir.org/2020/3/e19831/PDF

European Commission. (2021). 2021 report on gender equality in the EU. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union. Retrieved from: https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files/aid_development_cooperation_fundamental_rights/annual_report_ge_2021_printable_en_0.pdf

Fortson, J., Hinson, L., Rajbhandari, B., & Bhalla, P. (2020, December 8). Technology-Facilitated Gender-based Violence in the time of COVID-19. International Center for Research on Women. Retrieved from: https://www.icrw.org/technology-facilitated-gender-based-violence-in-the-time-of-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR2pqh8JIMGJT1FXmAVwcb2WYRFePfo5z6TjwvySki_Pcc7Qn6PXK_1Q-UA

Gautam, G., & Brendan K. (2020). Domestic violence against women and the COVID-19 pandemic: What is the role of psychiatry? International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2020.101594. Retrieved from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160252720300534?via%3Dihub

GBV Guidelines and IASC. (2020). Identifying & Mitigating Gender-based Violence Risks within the COVID-19 Response. Retrieved from: https://gbvguidelines.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Interagency-GBV-risk-mitigation-and-Covid-tipsheet.pdf

Gurbanova, A.F., & Gibbs, P. (2021). The Impact of the Covid-19 virus on Domestic Violence. Transdisciplinary Journal of Engineering & Science, 12, 24-28. Retrieved from: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/60e4/1d0e6316649beceeb21374de7c43cd0ba890.pdf

Halim, D., Can, E. R., & Perova, E. (2020). What Factors Exacerbate and Mitigate the Risk of Gender-Based Violence During COVID-19? : Insights from a Phone Survey in Indonesia. World Bank, Washington. Retrieved from: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/35007/What-Factors-Exacerbate-and-Mitigate-the-Risk-of-Gender-Based-Violence-During-COVID-19-Insights-From-a-Phone-Survey-in-Indonesia.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

International Labour Organization (ILO) and UN Women. (2020). The COVID-19 shadow pandemic: Domestic violence in the world of work: A call to action for the private sector. Retrieved from: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2020/brief-covid-19-domestic-violence-in-the-world-of-work-en.pdf?la=en&vs=5715&fbclid=IwAR0gp07iIiUlsg4QU6Ap7oJ-4eDQyBQu47vLUje1y-bs_66GXKipGA8dutQ 

IPPF. (2020, April 24). COVID-19 and the rise of gender-based violence. Retrieved from: https://www.ippf.org/blogs/covid-19-and-rise-gender-based-violence

Kaukinen, C. (2020). When Stay-at-Home Orders Leave Victims Unsafe at Home: Exploring the Risk and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 45, 668- 679. doi.org/10.1007/s12103-020-09533-5. Retrieved from: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12103-020-09533-5.pdf

Khanlou, N., Ssawe, A., Vazquez, LM., Pashang, S., Connolly, JA., Bohr, Y., Epstein, I., Zahraei, S., Ahmad, F., Mgwigwi, T., & Alamdar, N. (2020). COVID-19 pandemic guidelines for mental health support of racialized women at risk of gender-based violence: Knowledge synthesis report. Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).  Retrieved from: https://covid19mentalhealthresearch.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Khanlou_COVID19-Pandemic-guidelines-for-mental-health-support-of-racialized-women-at-risk-of-GBV.Nov2020.pdf

Khanlou, N., Ssawe, A., Zahraei, S., Connolly, JA., Pashang, S., Bohr, Y., & Vazquez, LM. (2020). Gender-Based Violence and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk Factors and Systemic Challenges. Information Sheet 16- Office of Women’s Health Research Chair in Mental. Retrieved from: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/documents/KHANLOU-information-sheet-2020-07-22.pdf

Löhr, N. (2021, October 20). The Shadow Pandemic: Policy Efforts on Gender-Based Violence during COVID-19 in the Global South. Unidas. Retrieved from: https://www.unidas.world/node/267

National Domestic Violence Hotline. (2020, March 13). Staying Safe during COVID-19. Retrieved from: https://www.thehotline.org/resources/staying-safe-during-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR2zz7fHpsZANWt2MCKWEjqKkeR8qoDtXd11SR8ojSye5rUOSuL54ZpO_-Y

National Domestic Violence Hotline. (2020, June 5). A Snapshot of Domestic Violence during COVID-19. Retrieved from: https://www.thehotline.org/resources/a-snapshot-of-domestic-violence-during-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR1atZiCpDzx5ssItnGAnQQO5efjVlhDdQPJY9LW3ULe1qe9Y0MhUtOB4aM

Peterman, A., Potts, A., O’Donnell, M., Thompson, K., Shah, N., Oertelt-Prigione, S. & Gelder, N. (2020). Pandemics and Violence against Women and Children. Center for Global Development. Retrieved from: https://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/pandemics-and-vawg-april2.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2DSppw7PcuE_j3IlHpcFgU-x9wrrr5qmowKAgnf4fbjReLgata2IqkHgI

Piquero, A.R., Riddell, J.R., Bishopp, S.A. Chelsey N., Joan A. R., & Nicole L. P. (2020). Staying Home, Staying Safe? A Short-Term Analysis of COVID-19 on Dallas Domestic Violence. American Journal of Criminal Justice 45, 601–635. doi.org/10.1007/s12103-020-09531-7. Retrieved from: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12103-020-09531-7

Plan International Philippines. (2020). Through Her Lens: The Impact of COVID-19 on Filipino Girls and Young Women. Retrieved from: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/through_her_lens_impact_of_covid19_to_gyw_14oct2020.pdf

Rowan, H. (2021). The Ignored Pandemic: The Dual Crisis of Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19. Oxfam GB. DOI: 10.21201/2021.8366. Retrieved from: https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10546/621309/bp-ignored-pandemic-251121-en.pdf;jsessionid=D2724474D40EE2C9317A5DE8A23C0559?sequence=19

Sharma, A., Borah, S.B. Covid-19 and Domestic Violence: an Indirect Path to Social and Economic Crisis. Journal of Family Violence. doi.org/10.1007/s10896-020-00188-8. Retrieved from: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10896-020-00188-8.pdf

Sorenson, S. B., Sinko, L., & Berk, R. A. (2021). The Endemic Amid the Pandemic: Seeking Help for Violence Against Women in the Initial Phases of COVID-19. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(9–10), 4899–4915. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260521997946. Retrieved from: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0886260521997946 

UNDP. (2020). Gender- based violence and COVID 19. United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved from: https://www.undp.org/sites/g/files/zskgke326/files/publications/undp-gender-GBV_and_COVID-19_0.pdf

UN Women. (2020). COVID-19 and Ending Violence against Women and Girls. Retrieved from: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2020/issue-brief-covid-19-and-ending-violence-against-women-and-girls-en.pdf?la=en&vs=5006&fbclid=IwAR1m79OWn3UdpujYV-IjaFkYTQgQjssIy1Fvn9enNNEGPQazgFbsJhpmqxA

UN Women. (2020). COVID-19 and Ensuring Sage Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls. Retrieved from: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2020/brief-covid-19-and-ensuring-safe-cities-and-safe-public-spaces-for-women-and-girls-en.pdf?la=en&vs=632&fbclid=IwAR3QonCs2rzOGDHceqsktisy1pK6I5gXk6oK1-l6HcbH9-F8Ci2-YgYAt-Q

UN Women. (2020). COVID-19 and Violence against Women and Girls: Addressing the Shadow Pandemic. Retrieved from: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2020/policy-brief-covid-19-and-violence-against-women-and-girls-en.pdf?la=en&vs=640&fbclid=IwAR2r8DWivfKunSmeb_OI6saXEPfiU7uv3DiPgS2IJ1aVUX7Dj12LqKtKDxQ

UN Women. (2020). Impact of Covid-19 on violence against women and girls and service provision: UN Women rapid assessment and findings. Retrieved from: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2020/impact-of-covid-19-on-violence-against-women-and-girls-and-service-provision-en.pdf?la=en&vs=0&fbclid=IwAR11oQNMP5ftmzfDRHN6vibLH4rB_F6AUd988O5uJQqkjAl0hPf5YDE-v9s

UN Women. (2020). Online and ICT facilitated violence against women and girls during COVID-19. Retrieved from: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2020/brief-online-and-ict-facilitated-violence-against-women-and-girls-during-covid-19-en.pdf?la=en&vs=2519&fbclid=IwAR3FK8swEd5Rnz8KFwqyX3c5xLbq08qNXrHi_S5hgyx4ZqU8eDGl3PRb-tM

UN Women. (2020). PREVENTION: Violence against women and girls and COVID-19. Retrieved from: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2020/brief-prevention-violence-against-women-and-girls-and-covid-19-en.pdf?la=en&vs=3049&fbclid=IwAR1HyBRz9vTtQZyY76F7ilCcEd-4hA8uigzh69ViRXEe9CEr-nnbbEtxvdg

UN Women. (2020, May 8). UN Women COVID-19 campaign against domestic violence in Kosovo reaches over 1 million. Retrieved from: https://eca.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/5/un-women-covid19-campaign-against-domestic-violence-reaches-over-1-million

UN Women. (2020, May 20). Women survivors of violence receive vital support from shelters in Kosovo during the pandemic. Retrieved from: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/6/feature-survivors-receive-support-from-shelters-in-kosovo

UN Women and OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). (2020). Adressing Emerging Human Trafficking Trends and Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Retrieved from: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2020/guidance-addressing-emerging-human-trafficking-trends-and-consequences-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-en.pdf?la=en&vs=5216

UN Women, UNFPA and Quilt.ai. (2021). COVID-19 AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: THE EVIDENCE BEHIND THE TALK insights from big data analysis in Asian countries. Retrieved from: https://data.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/documents/Publications/COVID-19%20and%20VAW_Insights%20from%20big%20data%20analysis_final.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0BNlswobf8YHzGBAMcwY94TEnCCUcq5BkuiGdIYbwwQbg5UPtt32qaIyA

UN Women, UNFPA, WHO, UNODC and UNDP. (2020). COVID-19 and Essential Services Provision of Survivors of Violence Against Women and Girls. Retrieved from: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2020/brief-covid-19-and-essential-services-provision-for-survivors-of-violence-against-women-and-girls-en.pdf?la=en&vs=3834&fbclid=IwAR1RpWr_zTOK14pjnwXBlHes2DqZwe1LcI9WnH3wJzeofPLKhJHV51N0DWo

Van Gelder, N., Peterman, A., Potts, A., O’Donnell, M., Thompson, K., Shah, N., & Oertelt-Prigione, S. (2020). Journal: The Lancet E Clinical Medicine, Vol.: 21, 100348. doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100348. Retrieved from: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2589-5370%2820%2930092-4

Vranda, M. N., & Febna, M. (2020). Response to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Women during COVID-19. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 42(6), 582–584. doi:10.1177/0253717620966735. Retrieved from: https://sci-hub.do/10.1177%2F0253717620966735

WHO. (2020). COVID-19 and violence against women. What the health sector/system can do. Retrieved from: https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/emergencies/COVID-19-VAW-full-text.pdf?fbclid=IwAR27E_NiYNoUsnNIUPVVYWQBTxFe5g2uKeCN9aJGa16MyIkKjOo9VYyIxqw

WHO and UN Women. (2020). Violence against Women and Girls Data Collection during COVID-19. Retrieved from: https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2020/vawg-data-collection-during-covid-19-compressed.pdf?la=en&vs=2339&fbclid=IwAR1fU3bO1UROMTedAojGeJw4sn8Qu2sxzPG1SdUTJH_VuOiK2L-iNRSODd8

European:

European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). (2021). Gender equality and the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Retrieved from: https://eige.europa.eu/publications/gender-equality-and-socio-economic-impact-covid-19-pandemic

European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). (2021). The Covid-19 pandemic and intimate partner violence against women in the EU. Retrieved from: https://eige.europa.eu/publications/covid-19-pandemic-and-intimate-partner-violence-against-women-eu

Gemen, R. (2021, November 25). Gender-based violence during COVID-19: it’s the weakest taking the blows. European public health alliance. Retrieved from: https://epha.org/gender-based-violence-during-covid-19-its-the-weakest-taking-the-blows/

Grierson, J. (2020, April 9). UK domestic abuse helplines report surge in calls during lockdown. The Guardian. Retrieved from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/apr/09/uk-domestic-abuse-helplines-report-surge-in-calls-during-lockdown

Speed, A., Thomson, C., & Richardson, K. (2020). Stay home, stay safe, save lives? An analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the ability of victims of gender-based violence to access justice. The Journal of Criminal Law. doi:10.1177/0022018320948280. Retrieved from: https://sci-hub.do/10.1177%2F0022018320948280

Vives-Cases, C., La Parra-Casado, D., Briones-Vozmedian, E., March, S., María García-Navas, A., Carrasco, J.M., et al. (2021). Coping with intimate partner violence and the COVID-19 lockdown: The perspectives of service professionals in Spain. PLoS ONE 16(10): e0258865. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0258865. Retrieved from: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0258865  

Nesset, M.B., Gudde, C.B., Mentzoni, G.E. et al. (2021). Intimate partner violence during COVID-19 lockdown in Norway: the increase of police reports. BMC Public Health 21, 2292 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12408-x. Retrieved from: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-12408-x#