Gendered Experiences of COVID-19 in India /

This edited volume critically reflects on the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has affected and continues to affect women in India. Drawing on a range of qualitative and quantitative research, contributors analyze the implications of the pandemic on the informal sector, migrant women workers, wom...

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Other Authors: George, Irene (Editor), Kuruvilla, Moly (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
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505 0 |a 1: Gender dimensions of COVID 19: An overview -- 2: Pandemic crisis and economic engagement of women: A historical enquiry on implications of catastrophes on female economic participation -- 3: Economic challenges for women in post COVID India -- 4: Stay home, stay unproductive: Self -employed and home-based women entrepreneurs during COVID 19 -- 5: The plight of migrant women workers: Looking at 'ghar wapsi' through a gender lens -- 6: COVID-19 and the challenges of Anganwadi and ASHA workers with special reference to Maharashtra -- 7: COVID-19- Gendered experiences of frontline health workers in Kerala -- 8: Existing reproductive rights and health framework for Indian women: Prevalent disharmony due to perinatal depression and its exacerbation due to Covid-19 -- 9: Gender dimensions of mental health during COVID-19 in Assam -- 10: Quality of life of elderly women during the pandemic-COVID-19 -- 11: Gender, the pandemic and education policies: Higher education at the cross roads -- 12: Challenges during and due to COVID-19 pandemic in the lives of transgender persons in Kerala -- 13: Undesirable citizens: Stigma and struggles of sex workers during the COVID-19 pandemic -- 14: Cyber crimes against Indian women: Before and during Covid-19 -- 15: Gender equality in the criminal justice system of India: the state of Kerala during Covid-19 -- 16: Conclusion. 
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