In the public sphere, things are not much better. Women make up half the population, and yet are not represented in governmental crisis response strategies. This was evident in Lebanon’s Covid-19 response plan, developed by the government of caretaker prime minister Hassan Diab, with little or no consideration for the most vulnerable.
One example is the disruption of Lebanon's exploitative Kafala system, which relies heavily on transactions in US dollars between employers and migrant workers or their families.