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Looking Inwards: Quarantine Self-Portraits from India

Photographers from remote parts in the northeast of India, to those in the North and South document themselves in solitude. New, evocative methods of self-expression emerged, with photographers exploring the ideas of self, home, and belonging by photographing their own bodies and environments.

Rohini Kejriwal

Revealed: rise in stress among those working from home

A study by the National Centre for Social Research finds that those living and working alone during the pandemic have suffered the worst effects of all. However those working from home and living with others also experienced a significant increase in loneliness not felt by those working outside the home.

Sun 4 July 2021, Guardian

One year on: How the pandemic has affected refugees, asylum seekers, and migration

There was widespread fear that refugees, asylum seekers, and internally displaced people living in camps and densely populated urban areas would be hit particularly hard. For reasons that still confound experts, the high death rates predicted in these settings have not come to pass – at least so far.

Eric Reidy, The Humanitarian, 10 March 2021

The lockdown generation: 16 young people on spending a year at home

Missing friends, learning new skills, playing online in lessons. On the eve of returning to school, we talk to children and teens and ask how they’ve fared during the pandemic

Richard Godwin, Guardian, 7 March 2021

‘I’ll cherish these moments’: how Covid has swelled the boomerang generation

Millions of adults have moved back in with their parents – including two-thirds of 20- to 34-year-olds without children. How have they fared in lockdown?

Coco Khan, Guardian, 18 March 2021

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‘Lockdown pushes the hidden workforce further into the shadows’

This article investigates how lockdown has led to worsening conditions for migrant domestic workers, who are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation in the homes in which they work.

Rachel Magee, South West Londoner (2020)

No. 10 pulls ‘sexist’ Covid ad showing all chores done by women

This article examines the government advert for ‘Stay Home. Save Lives’, which depicted women, but no men, undertaking domestic work and homeschooling – the advert was swiftly removed but the backlash pointed to broader gendered inequalities taking place during the pandemic.

Guardian, 28 January 2021

‘I’ve nothing left to give’: Home schooling during lockdown

This article highlights the experiences of parents juggling work and home schooling, including issues with technology, overlapping use of home spaces, and relationship pressures.

Guardian, 8 January 2021

‘Bad housing kills’: How coronavirus overwhelmed the UK’s most overcrowded community

Families in east London borough of Newham tell of ongoing struggles – as experts point to hidden link between Covid-19 and cramped conditions. The death rate from Covid-19 has been more than twice as high in England’s poorest areas than in the richest parts of the country.

Independent, 19 August 2020

Rent Strike TikTok is Exposing The Scandal That Is Bad Student Housing

R29 and Vice are joining the National Union of Students to call for all students to be offered rent rebates and asking the government to bring back maintenance grants for students from low-income backgrounds. “TikTok is not only galvanising students – it's helping them to realise and exercise the power they already have.”

Refinery29, 10 February 2021

Why is the Somali diaspora so badly hit by Covid-19?

In early March, some of our extended Somali family returned to London from Umra (a semi-pilgrimage) in Saudi Arabia with a fever. A few days later at our local mosque, many people were coughing and sneezing, I presumed with a seasonal cold.

African Arguments, 13 May 2020

‘Care homes failed by lack of PPE during UK Covid first wave, say MPs’

Report says government mishandling put lives at risk and exposes potential conflict of interests. Care homes were left exposed and vulnerable by a lack of personal protective equipment early in the pandemic, while the government’s handling of the procurement left ministers open to accusations of conflicts.

Guardian, 10 Feb 2021

‘I want to go home:’ Filipina domestic workers face exploitative conditions

The Guardian has interviewed more than a dozen Filipina women across Asia, Europe and the Middle East since April. Most have lost jobs or had salaries cut by their employers since the start of this year. Others have also found themselves suddenly subjected to physical abuse.