VOICES FROM THE FIELD IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON WOMEN AND THEIR COLLECTIVES IN INDIA May 2020 ABOUT IWWAGE Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE) aims to build on existing research and generate new evidence to inform and facilitate the agenda of women’s economic empowerment. IWWAGE is an initiative of LEAD, an action-oriented research centre of IFMR Society (a not- for-profit society registered under the Societies Act). LEAD has strategic oversight and brand support from Krea University (sponsored by IFMR Society) to enable synergies between academia and the research centre. ABOUT THIS REPORT This document is not a priced publication. Copyright @ 2020 Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE), an initiative of LEAD at Krea University. Reproduction of this publication for educational or other non-commercial purpose is authorised, without prior written permission, provided the source is fully acknowledged. For further information, please write to
[email protected]. This publication was developed with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The findings and conclusions in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Technical leads Subhalakshmi Nandi and Soumya Kapoor Mehta Author Rukmini Tankha Copy editing Kaliat Ammu Sanyal and Atiya Anis Cover page image Kudumbashree Report design Allan Macdonald ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report has been prepared by Rukmini Tankha with guidance from Subhalakshmi Nandi, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and Soumya Kapoor Mehta, Initiative for What Works to Advance Women and Girls in the Economy (IWWAGE), and inputs from Kaliat Ammu Sanyal, Prita Das Gupta, Soya Thomas, Steven Walker and Ankita Sharma from IWWAGE.