Table 2.
Characteristics of selected included literature [20]
| Selected peer-reviewed articles | |||
| No | Author | Type of document/Title | Focus/purpose/objectives/goal |
| 1 | Burzynska and Contreras (2020) | Article. Gendered effects of school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic | Vulnerability of girls in the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2 | Chai (2020) | Book chapter | Spread of anti-Asian racism: prevention and critical race analysis in pandemic planning |
| 3 | Craft, McGregor, and Hewitt (2020) | Book chapter | First Nations’ responses to COVID-19 |
| 4 | Day and White (2020) | Article. Gender-specific online content is important and timely for women receiving treatment for substance use disorders | Gender-specific interventions for women seeking drug and alcohol treatment |
| 5 | Hall et al. (2020) | Commentary. Centering sexual and reproductive health and justice in the global COVID-19 response | Intersectional approaches and community-driven interventions to tackle gendered disparities during COVID 19 |
| 6 | John et al. (2020) | Article. Lessons never learned: crisis and gender-based violence | Use experiences from previous emergencies as lessons to address GBV during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 7 | Knaul et al. (2019) | Comment. Countering the pandemic of gender-based violence and maltreatment of young people: The Lancet Commission | Knowledge creation to counter the pandemic. The Lancet Commission on GBV and Maltreatment of Young People intend on producing new tools and data |
| 8 | Levesque and Thériault (2020) | Book chapter | Systemic discrimination in government services on First Nations Peoples in the COVID-19 pandemic context |
| 9 | Roesch et al. (2020) | Editorial. Violence against women during covid-19 pandemic restrictions | Gendered effects of the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 10 | Souza et al. (2020) | Article. Violence against women, children, and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: overview, contributing factors, and mitigating measures | Effects of social distancing on interpersonal relations, such as intimate partners and between parents and children |
| 11 | Van Gelder (2020) | Comment. COVID-19:Reducing the risk of infection might increase the risk of intimate partner violence | Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the rise of IPV |
| Selected grey literature | |||
| No | Author/institution | Type of document | Focus/objectives |
| 1 | Abji, Pintin-Perez, and Bhuyan (2020) | News article | Impacts of COVID-19 on non-status women |
| 2 | Astrup 2020) | News article | Explores the worrying surge in domestic abuse during the COVID-19 lockdown and what is being done to address it |
| 3 | Bielski (2020) | Newspaper article | Provides recommendations to address intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 4 | City of Toronto (2020) | Report | COVID-19: status of cases in Toronto |
| 5 | Cortez (2020) | Congressional documents and publications | Letter led by U.S. Senator Bob Casey urging Senate leadership and appropriators to support emergency funding to the Department of Health and Human Services for family and domestic violence programs |
| 6 | CREVAWC (2020a) | Infographic | Contributing factors to risk and vulnerabilities associated with intimate partner violence in immigrant and refugee communities |
| 7 | CREVAWC (2020b) | Infographic | Identifies the barriers to reporting and disclosing violence and seeking help |
| 8 | CREVAWC et al. (2020) | Publication | Cross-cutting risks and GBV recommendations in Canada, focus on 2SLGBTQ + , Indigenous, Black, and ethnic minority communities |
| 9 | EIGE (2020) | Website | The gendered issue of COVID-19. Makes suggestions to policymakers |
| 10 | Enekwechi, Hardeman, and Powell (2020) | Webinar | Health inequities, social determinants of health in the context of COVID-19—Black, Indigenous, and racialized population (Latinx, American Indian, Alaskan Native) |
| 11 | Fraser (2020) | Research report | Review of literature. evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 virus pandemic and other similar epidemics on violence against women and girls |
| 12 | Gopal and Adesara (020) | Blog | Addresses racism and health inequalities |
| 13 | Ho (2020) | Newspaper article | Enforcement of COVID-19 measures is disproportionately impacting Black, Indigenous, and marginalized communities |
| 14 | IPU (2020) | Guidance note | Provides guidance to parliaments around the world in relation to COVID and gender |
| 15 | Junker (2020) | News article | Explores the different ways the pandemic may hide domestic violence and probable strategies and responses to help women |
| 16 | NCLW et al. (2020) | Issue alert | Provides updates on gender issues in Lebanon, complies data to inform programs, and offers recommendations to combat gender issues related to GBV |
| 17 | OCASI (2020) | Report | Environmental Scan – Building Leadership Capacity to Address Gender-Based Violence against Non-Status, Refugee, and Immigrant Women Across Canada |
| 18 | O’Donnell, Peterman, and Potts (2020) | Blog | Pathways linking pandemics and violence against women and children |
| 19 | Onyango (2020) | Blog | Draws lessons from Ebola that apply to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 20 | Rezaee (2020) | Article | Women, girls, and gender-diverse communities’ experiences to help formulate a clear understandings of COVID-19 impacts |
| 21 | Roush (2020) | Blog | Critically analyzes the “invisible” danger of pandemic “safety” measures |
| 22 | Senior (2019) | Blog | Racialized mothers’ specific needs |
| 23 | Siangyen (2020) | Blog | Addresses gender inequalities in Asia’s response to COVID-19 |
| 24 | UNDP (2020) | UNDP brief | GBV during COVID |
| 25 | UNICEF (2020) | Technical note | Recommendations for gender equality in the COVID-19 response |
| 26 | UNFPA (2020a) | Interim technical brief | To advocate for the rights of women and girls during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 27 | UNFPA (2020b) | Technical brief | Providing recommendations for pandemic responses with a specific focus on pandemic effects on women and girls |
| 28 | UN Women (2020a) | Brief | Emerging evidence on the effect of the pandemic on GBV and recommendations |
| 29 | UN Women (2020b) | Brief | Reveals a trend in violence against women and children in public spaces, provides recommendations |
| 30 | UN Women (2020c) | Brief | Trends and implications of providing essential services for survivors |
| 31 | UN Women (2020d) | Complementary note | Summarizes data collection principles and recommendations |
| 32 | WHO (2020) | Website | Outlines an informative plan with suggestions of steps to take when experiencing violence at home |
| 33 | Women Services Network (2020) | Toolkit | Best practices for frontline workers on service provision for victims of abuse through mobile delivery |
| 34 | Yang et al. (2020) | Newspaper article | Public health report on impacts of COVID-19 in Toronto |