Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Volume 41 Issue 1

Guest editorialA pandemic of global inequality: a special issue on how COVID-19 deepened social inequalities on a global scale

Robert Huish, Christina Ergler, Nichole Georgeou

It is your fault: workplace consequences of anti-Asian stigma during COVID-19

Danielle M. Gardner, Caitlin Q. Briggs, Ann Marie Ryan

As COVID-19 cases rose in the US, so too did instances of discrimination against Asians. The current research seeks to understand and document discrimination toward Asians in the…

A sobering examination of how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates the disparities of vulnerable populations

Lilcelia A. Williams

Intersectionality theory is a social justice theory customarily employed to address inequities which arise in the academic or legal arenas as it relates to race and gender. The…

Education online in lockdown: limits and possibilities. The vision of families in Spain

Enrique-Javier Díez-Gutiérrez, Katherine Gajardo Espinoza

March 14, 2020, marked the beginning of an unexpected state of emergency in Spain due to the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). From that moment on, the…

Mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic in India: an in-depth exploration of challenges and opportunities for three vulnerable population groups

Joe Thomas, Emma Emily de Wit, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Nupur Kulkarni, Joske G.F. Bunders-Aelen

The COVID-19 pandemic is certain to have an unprecedented impact on the global population, but marginalized and vulnerable groups in low-income countries (LICs) are predicted to…

COVID-19 pandemic and the poor in the urban spaces of India with special reference to Mumbai

Sujayita Bhattacharjee, Sanjukta Sattar

The lives of the poor in the urban spaces of India are filled with hardships. They live amidst poverty and struggle to survive within other problems such as insecure jobs, lack of…

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic concerns and gender on mentor seeking behavior and self-efficacy

Chantal van Esch, William Luse, Robert L. Bonner

This study examined the effects of gender and pandemic concerns on mentorship seeking behavior during the pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and its…

The plight of racialised minorities during a pandemic: migrants and refugees in Italy and Australia

Sarah De Nardi, Melissa Phillips

The purpose of this paper is to draw on data from interviews with six Italian migrant service providers and media stories in Italy and Australia to weave a comparative snapshot of…

Skilled immigrant women's career trajectories during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

Luciara Nardon, Amrita Hari, Hui Zhang, Liam P.S. Hoselton, Aliya Kuzhabekova

Despite immigrant-receiving countries' need for skilled professionals to meet labour demands, research suggests that many skilled migrants undergo deskilling, downward career…

Addressing COVID through PCD: policy coherence for vulnerability in development and its relationship to the coronavirus pandemic

Sergio Moldes-Anaya, Harlan Koff, Angelica Da Porto, Tara Lipovina

The purpose of this article is to understand how coronavirus impacts relate to existing vulnerabilities in different world regions.