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F Njahîra Wangarî - Book Chapter

Abstract
"This chapter blends African oral and written narratives, lived experiences with a genetic chronic disability and a Roman Catholic upbringing. These will be interrogated to illustrate the role of alternative explanations in influencing advocacy and activism for the lives, wellbeing, dignity and inclusion of persons with disabilities. Particularly, this chapter is an exploration of self-identity and how persons with disabilities are conditioned to view ourselves in specific ways while highlighting alternative perceptions available is presented by the author. It engages the works of several African and African-descendent authors who feature persons with disabilities as characters in their books and relies on narrative prosthesis as the basis for this engagement."

Alok Srivastava -  Article in Journal of Generic Medicines

Claudy Vouhé shared Publication

It relates strongly to the evaluation of public policies and gender equality by parliaments, as it is about Gender responsive budgeting.

Svetlana Negroustoueva shared Publication

Hooshmand Alizadeh Recently published book

now available from Springer.

Events

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The Fourth Annual Conference on 'Reimagining Gender, Ageing and Care: Perspectives from South Asia'

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About the Conference

As India and much of the Global South grapple with shifting demographic trends, the question of eldercare has become increasingly urgent. This conference calls for a fundamental rethinking of ageing and eldercare as political, economic, and gendered concerns that lie at the heart of social reproduction. It asks: Who provides care in later life, and under what conditions? What infrastructures are necessary to enable dignified ageing? How are care needs and contributions of older persons rendered invisible in public discourse and policy? Who remains excluded from existing arrangements, and how might we reimagine care in ways that centre justice, equity, and dignity?


This conference foregrounds care not as an individual or familial obligation, but as a systemic and collective responsibility, highlighting how the organisation of care in later life is deeply intertwined with gendered labour markets, informal work, social protection deficits, and evolving household structures. It interrogates the residual and fragmented role of the state, alongside the expanding but uneven presence of market-based and community-supported care models. It also seeks to reframe ageing as a labour issue, and care as a critical site through which gendered experiences of ageing are negotiated.

For details please go through  : Brochure

  • Date : December 4 - 5, 2025
  • LOCATION: New Delhi
  • ORGANIZED BY:  The International Institute for Migration & Development (IIMAD), Institute of Social Studies Trust (ISST) with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

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