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100 _aSingh, Mala and Verma, R.K.
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245 _aWomen and pandemic management: A case of Bihar
260 _aBihar Journal of Public Administration
300 _a17(2), Jul-Dec, 2020: p.635-64
520 _aManagement of pandemic, particularly Covid-19 pandemic, involves both governmental and voluntary efforts. Some new phenomena surfaced during the covid-19 pandemic, among which the enhanced roles of women in fighting the pandemic have been read world over. So is the case with India in general and Bihar in particular. Women in Bihar have shown their strength, enthusiasm and voluntary efforts in the fight against the pandemic, that too amidst adverse conditions and inadequate medical ambience. Women, from both the governmental agencies and voluntary outfits, have contributed in fighting the pandemic a lot in Bihar on one hand and faced the odds caused by the conduits of governance and social system. As such, the present article intends to underline the self-assertive, actinic, enthusiastic and voluntary roles of women in fighting the pandemic amidst adverse and resisting conditions. The examination of their role indicates that they were less cared by health and general administration despite their enthusiastic contribution and also that there is inconsistent and inadequate data base for preparedness. – Reproduced
650 _aPandemic, Women-Corona-Warriors, Health-services, Jeevika-didis, ASHA, SHGs, PHCs, hospitals, Bihar
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773 _aBihar Journal of Public Administration
906 _aCOVID-19 (DISEASE)
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