Reshaping Gender in the Post-COVID Era: Paradigm Shifts, Transformative Narratives, and Empowered Voices.

Description:

The COVID-19 pandemic was the worst time humankind has witnessed lately. The Pandemic created a tumult in our lives and has questioned the validity of the existing institutions. The established ideas like order, justice, equality, and representation had been shaken to the core, and a new world order was created after the massive upheaval. The aim of humanity, seemingly, was confined to survival as the Pandemic created chaos that was unimaginable for anyone.

The volume under consideration will aim to critically analyze the impact of COVID-19 in redefining the existing power structures, gender roles, and gender dynamics in various spheres of life. The edited book is proposed to be published under the Routledge book series called Academics, Politics and Society in the Post-Covid World. By looking at different perspectives and insights from qualitative/qualitative research, the chapters will reveal how the chaos of the Pandemic both heightened some gender-based obstacles while also creating new bonds and making it evident that long-neglected gender unfairness due to patriarchal structures needs to be tackled urgently. The authors will further examine opportunities for significant change from this unexpected public health emergency, highlighting crucial ways that embrace diversity and inclusion rather than reinstating the old status quo where power structures were inherently patriarchal.

The politics of life during/after COVID-19 has reshaped the norms, hierarchies, connections, self-concepts, and unfair biases permeating different areas of society. The proposed volume aims to encourage authors and researchers from diverse backgrounds to share their perspectives and outlooks for a meaningful discussion on any one of the following areas that include (but are not limited to) Academic transformations, Social Transformations, Political Transformations, Gender and (Mental) Health Disparities, Socio-Political Gender Shift, COVID-19, and Gender: Global Perspectives.

The proposed volume aims to create a platform that discusses the significant upheavals to universities, public policy, and local communities brought on by the Pandemic; this book will take insights from various fields to understand how gender dynamics have shifted in settings like education (both at the level of schools and universities), jobs, health care, business, and criminal justice systems.

Call for Chapters:

We welcome chapter submissions for an edited volume entitled "Reshaping Gender in the Post-COVID Era: Paradigm Shifts, Transformative Narratives, and Empowered Voices." The book aims to explore how the COVID-19 health emergency has reshaped gender norms, connections, self-concepts and unfair biases permeating different areas of society. We encourage a diversity of authors/scholars with keen interest in the transformation of social institutions during/after COVID-19 to share their outlooks, dissecting this complex worldwide upheaval through gendered lenses while spotlighting openings for meaningful change.

Potential themes and sub-themes include (but are not limited to):

1. Academic Transformations:

* Power dynamics within academia and participation/role of Women in academic knowledge production ecosystems: Research funding, publication opportunities, and recognition during/post COVID-19.

* Enrolment of female students in schools/colleges/universities during/post COVID-19.

* Digital/Hybrid education models and women’s participation during/post COVID-19.

2. Social Transformations:

* The paradigm shifts in the idea of “domestic” as traditionally attributed to women during/post COVID-19.

* The impact of COVID-19 on women's employment and financial security during/post COVID-19.

* Narratives of Domestic violence/crime during/post COVID-19.

3. Political Transformations:

* Gender considerations in policy formulation during/post COVID-19.

* Women, leadership, and effective crisis management during/post COVID-19.

* Transforming the idea of “Leader” during/post COVID-19.

4. Gender and (Mental) Health Disparities:

* Gender disparities in healthcare access and mental health outcomes during/post COVID-19.

* Women, Anxiety and Depression: Post-COVID perspectives.

* Healthcare access of third gender during/post COVID-19.

5. Socio-Political Gender Shift:

* Impact of COVID-19 on transgender and non-binary individuals: policy inclusion, social security, and healthcare access.

* Impact of COVID-19 on differently-abled and people with special needs: policy inclusion, social security, and healthcare access.

6. COVID-19 and Gender - Global Perspectives: 

* First World Women and Third World Women: Comparative perspectives on challenges of COVID-19.

* COVID challenges of women in minority communities.

* Case studies from various countries/regions, offering a global perspective on the changes in gender dynamics brought about by the pandemic.

* Novel post-COVID practices that will play a significant role in building an inclusive future.

Suggestions for topics that do not fit under one of these headings but come under any of the proposed themes are also welcome!

Interdisciplinary works and Quantitative research works are especially welcome.

Minority groups/BIPOC are strongly encouraged to submit their work.

Important Dates:

Abstract Submission: March 31, 2024

Abstract Acceptance: April 30, 2024

Complete Chapter Submission: August 31, 2024

Submission to Publisher: November 30, 2024

Estimated Publication: March, 2025

Submission Details:

Researchers, Academicians and Practitioners are invited to submit a chapter abstract of 500 words (Times New Roman, 12) along with a brief author bio by March 31, 2024.  Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by April 30, 2024.

Please provide the following pieces of information along with your abstract:

1. Title of the contribution.

2. Name of author, co-authors, institution, email-address.

3. Content of the proposed chapter.

4. Under which theme the contribution fits into.

5. Brief Author Bio (with ORCID ID/ Scopus ID/ Google Scholar Profile/Researchgate ID)

All submissions and inquiries may be directed to reshapinggender@gmail.com, or can connect over a call to Dr. Ravi Bhatt: +91-9630400659, +91-7987717761 in office hours (9am - 6pm ; Monday-Friday). Emails are preferred to phone calls. Detailed submission guidelines will be shared with authors upon abstract acceptance. 

The edited book is proposed to be published under the Routledge Book Series: Academics, Politics and Society in the Post-Covid World.  

To access the series through the Routledge website, visit: https://www.routledge.com/Academics-Politics-and-Society-in-the-Post-Covid-World/book-series/APSPCW

There are no charges for Publication. 

We look forward to considering your original perspectives that advance interdisciplinary dialogues on this timely theme.

Editors:

Dr. Ravi Bhatt, National Law University, Odisha, India

Dr. Anshika Makhijani, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal, India

Dr. (Prof.) Shibani Basu Dubey, The Bhopal School of Social Sciences, Bhopal, India