Those who are interested can register through Govindan, General physician, Melbourne, Australia. Saradakutty, Film and literary Critic & Professor, Devaswom Board College, Parumala, Dr Ashaletha, Principal Scientist, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi, Preetha Menon, Motivational Speaker and Co- founder, WELL, Switzerland, Fara Shibla, Cine artist, Anchor & Psychologist, Dr Jaya K. Jayasree, Social activist, Critic & Professor, Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram, Dr Doris Padmini, Associate Professor, Universitiy Kebangsaan, Malaysia, Dr S. Sankaran, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of CUSAT will inaugurate the webinar. The keynote speaker at the webinar is Dr.J.Devika, Historian, Social critic & Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.ĭr. In this scenario, The Women Studies Centre of Cochin University of Science and Technology organizes Two Day International Webinar on ‘Vulnerabilities through the Gendered Lens: Lessons from Covid-19’ on 6th & 7th August, 2020(from 10a.m onwards). The pandemic is deepening pre- existing inequalities, exposing vulnerabilities in social, political and economic systems which are in turn amplifying the impacts of the pandemic.
Instead, with the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, even the limited gains made in the past decades are at risk of being rolled back. The year 2020, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, was intended to be ground-breaking for gender equality.
