Thursday, September 2, 2021
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM (HST)
Session 6 | Impacts of COVID-19 on Gender Equality

What are emerging findings from across Asia and the Pacific on the impacts of COVID-19 on gender equality? How does gender inequality further exacerbate insecurity and instability in the region? How has COVID-19 set women back, and where do we go from here?
 

Speakers:

Dr. Erin Hughey, Pacific Disaster Center

Mr. Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute of America

MAJ Camille Effler, Global Health Security

Dr. Sharmila Parmanand, London School of Economics and Political Science

 

Moderator:

Dr. Jeni Klugman, Georgetown University