Periods in a Pandemic: One Year On

COVID-19 is having an effect on all sectors of society across the world. But its impact does not fall equally: the virus itself does not discriminate between rich and poor, young and old, male and female but it does take advantage of pre-existing inequalities which over the last year have come sharply into focus.

In early 2021, we surveyed 444 girls and young women (aged 15-24) across 12 countries in the Asia Pacific region. This report provides a unique snapshot that is indicative of their experiences of a year of disrupted education.