Africa and COVID-19 Webinar Series: The Impact on Women

December 2nd - The Impact on Women

Women have been disproportionately impacted by the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare and the economy. Facing the dual burden of an economic crisis and a healthcare crisis, women face increased expectations and demands as caregivers, diminished wages from government-imposed lockdown measures, and threats of gender-based violence. Women likewise are on the front lines of the COVID-19 response, from serving in roles as community health workers to contact tracers to leading government and regional response efforts. The panel will explore the impact of COVID-19 on women and the societal and government response.

Register for the webinar: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cy_a3e4tR1KuEjK6TDUm4g

This webinar will be livestreamed on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/HarvardAfricanStudies/live_videos/

Speakers:

• Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women
• Dr. Marleen Temmerman, Head of the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health, Aga Khan University
• Ms. Kosi Antwiwaa Yankey-Ayeh, Executive Director, National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI)
• Moderated by Professor Zoe Marks, Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School

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The Harvard University Center for African Studies in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is hosting a series of webinars on the topic of COVID-19 and Africa. Held each Wednesday for one hour from 10am EST, CAS’ Africa and COVID-19 Webinar Series will bring together the private sector, policy makers, academics, and practitioners for a series of conversations across health, technology, and economy, among others. Please check  our COVID-19 Resources page for upcoming webinars and recordings of previous webinars. Join our weekly newsletter to receive updated information.

Timezones:

7:00AM PDT 
10:00AM EDT 
4:00PM WAT
5:00PM CAT 
6:00PM EAT 

Last webinar for Fall 2020:

• December 9th - Youth & Closing the Innovation Gap

ORGANIZERS: Harvard Center for African Studies & Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

CO-SPONSOR: Organisation for Global Africa Cooperation (OGAC)