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Across the Europe and Central Asia regions, the COVID-19 pandemic threatens profound social and economic disruption for everybody.  This threat is potentially greater for women and girls due to widespread pre-existing discrimination and inequalities.

Nevertheless, women are at the forefront of COVID-19 response. They are playing a key role in taking care of children, older persons, the sick through home-based care services, sewing masks, going to work as healthcare workers and educating their children, while stretching greatly reduced incomes to feed their families.

To bring women’s views and solutions to the forefront of discussions and decisions on COVID-19 response, UN Women initiated rapid consultations across the Europe and Central Asia regions in early April 2020.

The consultations provided an opportunity to hear directly about the specific risks and challenges that women and girls face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; they also focused on the opportunities and solutions they are providing so that the strategic support can be adjusted in a gender-responsive manner to reflect their different experience.

Read more about this in the Special .