Feminism and COVID-19
How Women Fare in the Face of a Global Crisis
$132.27
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
17 March 2026
Summary
How dominant patriarchal structures permeated the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic—and women’s multiple and varied experiences of and resistance to these structures.
Feminism and COVID-19 explores different but common themes related to women’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Julia Smith and Clare Wenham bring together a unique multicentered, multidisciplinary, and transnational author team, covering nine case studies from Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, the D…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262554039 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262554038 |
| Author: | Julia Smith, Clare Wenham |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 17 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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ENDORSEMENTS
“THE definitive volume for understanding the social and gendered dimensions of pandemics—and a vital resource for building more inclusive policies in times of crisis.”
—Dr. Jocalyn Clark, International Editor, The BMJ; Former Executive Editor, The Lancet
“This powerful book shows that COVID-19 didn’t create inequality—it revealed and deepened it.”
—Sarah Hawkes, Professor of Global Population Health, Monash University Malaysia; Cochair, Lancet Commission on Gender and Global Health
“This important book continues the vital scholarly effort that revealed women’s invisibility in early COVID efforts, documenting impacts and lessons to ensure it’s not repeated. A powerful and informative must-read.”
—Ginette Azcona, Senior Policy Specialist, Research and Data, UN Women
“This brilliant book is a must-read for everyone working toward gender equity in today’s world of constant intertwined crises.”
—Sabine Oertelt-Prigione, Professor of Sex- and Gender-Sensitive Medicine, Radboud University and University of Bielefeld; Chair, EU Commission Expert Group “Gender and COVID-19”
“This remarkable volume about COVID-19 policies in diverse countries and territories shows that, rather than creating ruptures leading to transformational change, health emergencies actually reinscribe patriarchy and intersectional inequalities.”
—Jennifer M. Piscopo, Professor of Politics and Gender and Director of the Gender Institute, Royal Holloway, University of London
Julia Smith
Julia Smith is Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. She is the author of Conscripted to Care and Civil Society Organizations and the Global Response to HIV/AIDS.
Clare Wenham is Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy at the London School of Economics. She is the author of Feminist Global Health Security and coauthor of Declaring a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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