The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the matter of public emergencies, including public health emergencies, to the fore. While many aspects of the management of emergencies are important, a focus on the gender dimensions, in particular the protection of women in emergencies, is critical. A study on this issue as explored in this publication was produced with the support of the European Union under its EU-SDGN project in Nigeria. The risks for women are affected and exacerbated by social, cultural, and biological factors. Similarly, emergency responses affect women in various peculiar ways. For one thing, in many cases, women are the primary caregivers. This means that the deleterious impacts of emergencies on women are likely to be felt by their immediate families and reverberate throughout society. An understanding of the unique or peculiar impacts of emergencies on women can help different organs of government consider the best ways to frame interventions so as to positively provide solutions that mitigate the negative impacts of emergencies on women and on the people they care for.
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