Unpacking an Intersectional Approach to COVID-19: Joint Meeting of the Discrimination and Gender-Based Violence Journal Clubs

Description

The Gender-Based Violence and Discrimination Journal Clubs will discuss Nessa Ryan and Alison El Ayadi's call to action for a gender-responsive, intersectional approach to the pandemic. The article is available from Global Public Health and is available online.

This is the clubs' first, co-hosted, journal club of the year.

Article citation:
Ryan, N. E., & El Ayadi, A. M. (2020). A call for a gender-responsive, intersectional approach to address COVID-19. Global Public Health, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2020.1791214

The Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Journal Club and communications aim to create awareness about current issues, research, opportunities, and initiatives toward addressing GBV, and to foster opportunities for Johns Hopkins students, staff, and faculty to dialogue about current issues in the field. The group is housed at the School of Public Health, and welcomes students, staff, faculty, and alumni across Johns Hopkins. Email gbv@lists.johnshopkins.edu to subscribe and stay updated.

The objective of the Discrimination Journal Club is to facilitate an open space for discussions regarding relationships between racial discrimination and health outcomes. Journal article topics will include experiences of racism across the lifespan for different racial and ethnic groups and different levels of racism (e.g. interpersonal, institutional, structural). Join the Discrimination Journal Club list-serv by emailing discrimination-request@lists.johnshopkins.edu for future meeting notices.