Dev World Bioeth. 2020 Jun;20(2):65-68. doi: 10.1111/dewb.12261. Epub 2020 Apr 12.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposes underlying inequalities in our socio-economic and health systems, such as gender-based violence (GBV). In emergencies, particularly ones that involve quarantine, GBV often increases. Policymakers must utilize community expertise, technology and existing global guidelines to disrupt these trends in the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic. Gender norms and roles relegating women to the realm of care work puts them on the frontlines in an epidemic, while often excluding them from developing the response. It is critical to value women's roles in society and include their voices in the decision-making process to avoid unintended consequences and ensure a comprehensive response that caters to the needs of the most vulnerable groups.
新冠疫情暴露出我们社会经济和卫生系统中存在的不平等现象，如性别暴力（GBV）。在紧急情况下，特别是涉及隔离时，GBV 往往会增加。政策制定者必须利用社区专业知识、技术和现有全球准则，在新冠疫情的早期阶段打破这些趋势。将女性囿于照顾工作领域的性别规范和角色，使她们在疫情中处于前线，而往往使她们无法参与制定应对措施。必须重视妇女在社会中的作用，并让她们的声音参与到决策过程中，以避免产生意外后果，并确保制定出全面的应对措施，满足最弱势群体的需求。
