Pandemic Has Increased Discrimination Against Women in Malawi Published: - May 28, 2021
The pandemic crisis still spread in most countries of the world, and vulnerable nations seem to bear the biggest consequences. Women in Malawi face gender discrimination challenges that have worsened due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The Woman Post | Ana Victoria Servigna
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Along with economic and social stress, movement restrictions and isolation measures imposed during COVID-19 have increased the vulnerability of women and girls to sexual and gender-based violence in Eastern and Southern Africa. At the same time, support services are being disrupted.
UN Women
Thelma Kaliu is a member of the Malawi Chapter of the African Women Leaders Network. Photo: UNESCO/Aishwarya Sehgal
Thelma Kaliu is a young feminist and an active member of the Young Feminist Network of Malawi. She is currently the Project Coordinator of the Spotlight Initiative project under Plan International, Malawi.In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, Thelma attended the launch of the Malawi Chapter of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) and was excited about the growth of a movement that was enthusiastically embracing young African women. Supported by the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, the largest effort to eliminate violence against women and girls worldwide, the AWLN network comprises over 500 African women across generations and sectors.