This McMaster Optimal Aging Portal shares results of a moderate-quality systematic review that examined the scientific literature on violence against women during periods of physical distancing and confinement.
Highlights include:
o Pandemics can exacerbate gender inequalities and impact the way women receive treatment and care.
o Four types of factors increasing women’s vulnerability to violence during the pandemic: individual factors, interpersonal factors, community factors, and societal factors.
o Violence against women is a tragic and complex phenomenon, especially since this “shadow pandemic” is unfolding against the background of a health pandemic.
Published By: McMaster University Optimal Aging Portal
Publication Date: January 13, 2021
To View the blog post: Violence against women and COVID-19: A pandemic within a pandemic
