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Pandemic Rape: The Corona Crisis, Informal Gendered Support and Vulnerable Migrant Women in India.

Authors :
Sen, Atreyee
Source :
L'Homme: Zeitschrift für Feministische Geschichtswissenschaft; 2020, Vol. 31 Issue 2, p135-140, 6p
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

The article offers information on the global spread of COVID-19 pandemic, domestic violence and exponential rise in sexual attacks against women. Topics discussed include the threat of sexual violence clashes with these safety discourses against spreading contagion; rise in marital rape, domestic violence and sexual assault on both upper and lower class women in India; and also mention that the lockdown has precipitated a severe crisis for India's migrant workers.

Details

Language :
German
ISSN :
1016362X
Volume :
31
Issue :
2
Database :
Supplemental Index
Journal :
L'Homme: Zeitschrift für Feministische Geschichtswissenschaft
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
146159404
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14220/lhom.2020.31.2.135