Women and COVID-19 in an artisanal gold mining community: Gender impacts in the Philippines
By Jacklyn Belo-Enricoso (National Gender Specialist, AGC Philippines) and Shyne S. Catedral (National Communication Assistant, AGC Philippines) - May 14, 2020
Women small-scale miners in the town of Itogon, Philippines, are facing various livelihood and economic challenges as a result of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) that has been imposed due to COVID-19. Interviews with a few women miners showed that pre-COVID-19 gender inequalities are now exacerbated. Their concerns highlighted how, […]