As seen in previous pandemics, girls and young women are particularly vulnerable as social issues such as homelessness, mental healthcare, access to education, and child labor are often exacerbated. The Girl in the Pandemic considers what academics, community activists, and those working in local, national, and global NGOs are learning about the lives of girls and young women during pandemics. Drawing from a range of responses during the pandemic including first person narratives, community ethnographies, and participatory action research, this collection offers a picture of how the COVID-19 pandemic played out in eight different countries.
Über den Autor Claudia (Hrsg.) Mitchell
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Claudia Mitchell is a James McGill Professor in the Faculty of Education and Director of the Institute for Human Development and Well-being at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Her research cuts across visual and other participatory methodologies in relation to youth, gender and sexuality, girls' education, teacher identity and critical areas of international development linked to gender and HIV and AIDS. Marni Sommer is an Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences in the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA. She is also the Executive Editor of the Global Public Health journal. Her research includes the use of participatory methodologies to explore how gender, sexuality, and the transition through puberty intersect with education among young people in low-income countries.
