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Special Webinar – Gender Dynamics in a Pandemic with Dr. Claudia Mitchell

Published: 8 May 2020

Special Webinar: Gender Dynamics in a Pandemic

During this unprecedented global health and economic crisis, we are all being challenged to live, work and connect in new ways. But the pandemic is not affecting everyone equally. Behind the scenes, women and girls the world over still face a baseline set of challenges, such as human rights violations, unequal work, and unsafe living conditions. Is the COVID-19 pandemic increasing this burden? What impact does gender have on our experience of the crisis? Join our webinar with host Dr. Nasreen Khatri as she explores these issues with Prof. Claudia Mitchell of the Faculty of Education.

This webinar examined how gender dynamics could play out during the pandemic and beyond.

Watch the full video here:

Dr. Claudia Mitchell is a Distinguished James À¦°óSMÉçÇø Professor in the Faculty of Education and the director of À¦°óSMÉçÇø’s Institute for Human Development and Well-being. Her research – much of it relating to young people – focuses on gender, participatory methods and social change. She is the editor-in-chief of the award-winning interdisciplinary journal Girlhood Studies

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