GENDERED IMPACTS OF MSME POLICY RESPONSES TO COVID-19 IN SOUTH EAST ASIA

This study aimed to uncover the gendered outcomes of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) policy responses to the pandemic in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam. In collaboration with researchers from each of the three countries and based on field work conducted from July 2021 to January 2022, the study examined the different experiences of women and men in the MSME sector. Specifically, the study examined how women and men have been consulted in policy design; the extent to which policy responses included gender analysis in design or application; factors influencing priorities in designing policy; the gender breakdown of beneficiaries of the policy support; the types of support measures which benefitted women the most; and the lessons or recommendations at could be drawn from these three country case studies.

It was formally launched in an event ‘A gender lens on pandemic recovery’ held on 18 August 2022.

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(Report authors: Gaurav Datt, Wang Sheng Lee and Samanthi Gunawardana)

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(Report authors: The SMERU Research Institute research team)

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(Report authors: Philippine Institute for Development Studies research team)

READ THE COUNTRY REPORT – VIETNAM 

(Report authors: Trung Xuan Hoang and Cuong Viet Nguyen)