While the Kurdistan #Regional Government# (KRG) has taken a number of steps toward greater gender equality in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), the reality for the majority of KRI residents does not yet match the aims of these efforts. In line with the rest of Iraq, the KRI is a conservative, patriarchal society in which women and girls do not have access to the same rights, opportunities, and freedoms as men and boys. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected women and girls and has exacerbated pre-existing gender inequities. This analysis will provide a foundational understanding of the underlying gender dynamics and inequalities that existed prior to the occurence of COVID-19 and which continue to persist and worsen throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

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