Vulnerabilities through the gendered lens: Lessons from Covid-19
With less than half of the year remaining to mark the end of 2020, we are still in the midst of chaos of social spreading and risk of contracting the Covid-19 pandemic, whilst the vaccine and medication is still under trials. The year 2020 marks the Silver Jubilee of Beijing Platform for Action, was supposed to be ground breaking for furthering gender equality. However, the present situation of the pandemic has toppled all expectations and we are even afraid of rolling back to the starting points in many cases.
The Women Studies Centre of CUSAT is initiating a discussion on the topic “Vulnerabilities through the Gendered lens: Lessons from Covid-19” through an International Webinar to discuss the issues of Covid-19 in general and specific challenges faced by women in the economy.
SCHEDULE
DAY 1 06.08.2020 Thursday
10.00 am : Inauguration
Prof. (Dr.) P.G Sankaran
Honourable Pro Vice Chancellor, CUSAT
10.30 am to 12.00 noon : Keynote Address
Dr. Devika J
Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram
02.00 pm to 03.00 pm : Technical Session 1
WOMEN AND COVID-19: EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE THROUGH THE INDIAN LENS
Ms. Preetha Menon
Motivational Speaker, Co-founder WELL(Women Encouraging Life and Living), Geneva, Switzerland
03.00 pm to 04.00 pm : Technical Session 2
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AMIDST COVID19 AND BEYOND
Dr Doris Padmini
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia
DAY 2 07.08.2020 Friday
10:00am to 11:00am : Technical Session 3
WOMEN AND DOMESTIC ISSUES DURING COVID-19
Dr.S Saradakutty
Malayalam critic, Translator and Professor, Devaswom Board College, Parumala
11:00am to 12noon : Technical Session 4
FISHERWOMEN IN THE PANDEMIC ERA- THE STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL
Dr. S Asha Letha
Principal Scientist, Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Kochi
12 noon to 01:00 pm : Technical Session 5
CHALLENGES OF PERFORMING ARTISTS DURING COVID-19- WOMEN PERSPECTIVE
Fara Shibla
Cine Actor, Anchor and Psychologist
02:00 pm to 03:00 pm : Technical Session 6
HEALTHCARE DURING COVID-19
Dr.A K Jayasree
Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram
03:00 pm to 03:20pm : Technical Session 7
WOMEN’S MENTAL HEALTH DURING COVID-19
Dr. Jaya.K.Govindan
MBBS, M Med, FRACGP, General Physician, Melbourne, Australia
03:20pm to 03:30pm : Vote of Thanks
Dr. Sangeetha Prathap
Assistant Professor, School of Management Studies, CUSAT