Social, environmental, and COVID-19 pandemic-related effects on women's food security and health in Honduras.
SN Soc Sci
; 2(9): 187, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2027759
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionally affected women in Honduras in terms of loss of employment and income opportunities, access to healthcare services, and increased poverty and food insecurity. The pre-pandemic gender inequalities in Honduras have resulted in harsher conditions for women since the onset of the pandemic. Early reports indicate that women have lost employment and incomes and have been burdened by other effects of the pandemic, such as more household work, childcare activities, and home schooling. Marginal groups such as indigenous women face greater challenges because of the structural and systemic inequalities which have existed for a long time. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has also differed across geographic areas and between rural and urban settings. In addition to the pandemic, the economic outlook for women in Honduras has worsened since the impact of Hurricanes Eta and Iota in November 2020, which displaced over a million people. The agricultural sector was devastated, and infrastructure was severely damaged. The recovery efforts have been slow because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper explores the root causes of gender inequalities and how it affects women's food security and health.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Randomized controlled trials
Country/Region as subject:
Central America
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Honduras
Language:
English
Journal:
SN Soc Sci
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S43545-022-00448-y
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