There has been progress all around the world over the last few decades in improving women’s rights. Gender equity legislation has become common. Nevertheless, family law is often discriminatory, domestic violence is widespread, and female participation in politics and public life is often low. So how do we achieve gender equality? What is the role of government, religious leaders, civil society and human rights activists? On 8 July, we will be joined by three women from the Middle East and North Africa to discuss how Covid 19 is impacting the struggle for equal rights in their region.

Emily Baum (University of California, Irvine) and Denise Y. Ho (Yale University) present a series of three online webinars for graduate students in Chinese history and Chinese studies, broadly defined. We and other colleagues recognize that current students are facing unprecedented challenges in conducting research and pursuing their professional development. We realize that this pilot series will not address all issues, but hope that it will create a platform of community and support, with the potential for continuation in the future.
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We have seen communities respond to the current crisis in very positive ways, from coming together to clap for our nurses and doctors – daily in cities like New York and weekly here in London – to locally self-organising and providing mutual support to help their most vulnerable neighbours. However, with many groups remaining overlooked, we have also seen the crisis fuel a toxic mix of fear and resentment in some countries, including rising xenophobia, inter-generational angst, and rising tensions between cities and regions.

Whilst everyone is at risk of catching COVID19, it has become apparent that the impact of the pandemic is not being felt equally, particularly in the most developed nations of the world. Data from the UK Government shows that ethnic minorities have statistically significant raised risks of death involving COVID19 than those of white ethnicity, with black males 4.2 times more likely, and black females are 4.3 more likely.

You are cordially invited to an e-book launch via Zoom at 5:15 pm EST on April 14 for Professor Valerie Hansen’s The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World— and Globalization Began, which Scribner will release on that day. Professor Fabian Drixler will start off by asking Professor Hansen questions and then Q+A will be opened to everyone.