The damage that the novel coronavirus, COVID 19 will have on poor countries is nothing short of catastrophic. The impact of this pandemic is far reaching and has spread over to 199 countries. It is not just a public health crisis, it is urgent that we recognize it for what it truly is a...
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On the Feminization of Ageing
As the number of older adults increases – a greater majority of which comprise women, their (older women’s) lives will be deeply impacted by changing demographics and dynamics. To-date, information pertaining to older women, their well-being and health as well as their basic human rights is scant to say the very least. The lives of...
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Cultures of Care: On Media and Gender
This is the last article of Ananke’s special series on Care Economy. Click to read the first and second articles. While the realm of fiction has been a playing field for feminist writers such as the Sub-continents Quratulain Haider, Ismat Chugtai, Kamla Das and renowned Arab author Nawal el Saadawi, media has ironically played a...