COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence: Pandemic Response and Impact on Civil Society in Tunisia

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COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence: Pandemic Response and Impact on Civil Society in Tunisia

The Tunisian case has implications for other MENA states and states with a vibrant women’s movement. Pandemics and crises can create political opportunities to empower women and civil society in fragile and democratizing states.

By Sarah Yerkes

Published on Jun 16, 2022

Project on Middle East Political Science

About the Author

Sarah Yerkes

Senior Fellow, Middle East Program

Sarah Yerkes is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on Tunisia’s political, economic, and security developments as well as state-society relations in the Middle East and North Africa.

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