Jean Grugel & Matt Barlow 
The Gendered Face of COVID-19 in the Global South 
The Development, Gender and Health Nexus

In this important book, experts assess what the COVID-19 pandemic means for gender inequalities in the global south, examining how threats to equitable development will impact the most marginalized and at-risk women and girls in particular. The book draws on research across sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America to examine COVID-19-related issues around gender-based violence, work and care, education and health care, and asks whether global responses are enough to mitigate the negative outcomes of deepening gender inequality. It is a guide to stimulate the important debate about how to promote women’s rights during the management and recovery phases of the pandemic.

About the author

Jean Grugel is Professor of Development Politics and Director of the Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre at the University of York. Matt Barlow is Associate Lecturer in the Department of Politics at the University of York. Maria Eugenia Giraudo is Assistant Professor in International Political Economy at Durham University. Tallulah Lines is a Ph D candidate in Politics and Research Associate at the Interdisciplinary Global Development Centre at the University of York. Jessica Omukuti is Research Fellow on Inclusive Net Zero at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society at the University of Oxford.