Shadow Pandemic: Gender Based Violence and COVID-19

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Anya Prusa who discusses increased rates of gender based violence around the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Anya Prusa, Senior Associate for the Brazil Institute.  She discusses increased rates of gender based violence around the world as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Prusa also highlights national initiatives to stem this ongoing crisis that affects up to one in four women around the world.

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Brazil Institute

The Brazil Institute—the only country-specific policy institution focused on Brazil in Washington—aims to deepen understanding of Brazil’s complex landscape and strengthen relations between Brazilian and US institutions across all sectors.    Read more

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