Women, pandemics and the Global South: an introductory overview.

Econ Polit (Bologna)

Dipartimento di Economia Internazionale, delle istituzioni e dello sviluppo (DISEIS), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.

Published: March 2022

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