Discuss two ways in which lockdown contributed rate in gender based violence globally
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For every three months of lockdown due to COVID-19, an estimated 15 million people—mostly women and girls—have suffered from gender-based violence, globally. Since the start of the pandemic, multiple international agencies and national activists have raised a red flag about the increase in gender-based violence (GBV).
“The increase in gender-based violence has been called the ‘shadow pandemic’ as it has sadly led to an increase in violence during lockdowns around the world,” said Jessica Carter, Opportunity International Australia’s Asia Health Program Director.
“Even without the strict conditions of lockdown, the economic and social pressures created by the pandemic could continue to drive an increase in gender-based violence cases,” she said.
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