Social Considerations of COVID-19: Gendered Impacts Focus
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainability in Geographic Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 19145
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Sustainability covers gendered social issues in the current COVID-19 environment. As the Australian Work Place Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) has identifed, different sectors face differential gendered impacts currently and in the future (2020).
In the current environment, the burden of increased family responsbilities has been more pronounced for females, in comparison to males. The occurence of domestic violence (predominantly against women) has also increased.
It is found that a higher proportion of women are withdrawing superannuation compared to men. This is widening the gap between men and women in relation to the amount of income available in retirement age. There are numerous other gendered issues which have either become more pronounced or have eventuated specifically in the current COVID-19 environment.
We invite papers which address topics including (but not limited to):
- COVID-19 policies and gendered impacts,
- Domestic violence policies in the COVID-19 environment,
- Economic opportunities for women in the COVID-19 environment,
- Access to education in the COVID-19 environment,
- Gender balance and equality at workplaces in the COVID-19 environment,
- Working arrangements and gendered impacts,
- Gendered vulnerabilities in the COVID-19 environment.
Dr. Tehmina Khan
Dr. Pavithra Siriwardhane
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- COVID-19
- social impacts
- gendered
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