To understand the gendered impacts and experiences of the pandemic in urban Pakistan and inform gender-sensitive policy responses, researchers from IDS and IDEAS, working as part of the Action for Empowerment and Accountability programme), conducted a phone-based survey with men and women from nearly 1,500...

The lived experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic are starkly divided along gender lines, and the pandemic has already exacerbated gender inequalities within the home and in the labour market across countries. This blog is based on research on the gendered nature of lived experiences...

Researchers from IDEAS and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) conducted a phone-based survey with men and women from nearly 1500 households in Lahore during September and October 2020, to understand the gendered impacts and experiences of the pandemic in urban Pakistan and inform...

What have been some of the social costs of the COVID19 pandemic for women in Pakistan? What can be done to mitigate these costs in the long run? 

How has the COVID19 affected the economic conditions of women in Pakistan? This blog post assesses the long term impact of this pandemic on existing gender based inequalities in the country.