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3 Nat'l L.U. Delhi Stud. L.J. 1 (2021)

handle is hein.journals/nludslj2021 and id is 1 raw text is: THE GENDERED CONTAGION: PERSPECTIVES ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DURING COVID-19 Aradhana Cherupara Vadekkethil* Centre for Women and Law's book, The Gendered Contagion, is a compilation of student essays, articles, transcripts of interviews with grassroot activists, and field notes from neighbouring countries. This book delves into an intersectional enquiry to understand the impact of domestic violence on various marginalised identities, and how the inequalities present in the society get further exacerbated during the pandemic. It meticulously analyses the shortcomings of the current legal frameworks and lays down a crucial foundation which can positively inform future law and reform policies. This book review assesses the structure and methodology of the book and critically evaluates the prominent themes that emerge in this book. Keywords: pandemic; lockdown; domestic violence; women; children; gender diverse persons; intersectional violence; gender-sensitive response. I. INTRODUCTION The latest numbers from United Nations ('UN') indicate that globally, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, almost one in three women, i.e. an estimated 736 million women, 'have been subjected to intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in their life'.' Emerging data reveals that violence against women and girls, especially domestic violence has intensified due to the COVID-19 outbreak.2 The UN termed this exponential rise in domestic violence a 'shadow pandemic.'3 In India, the * Aradhana is a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. 1 UN Women, 'The Shadow Pandemic: Violence against Women during COVID-19' <https:// www.unwomen. org/en/news/in-focus/in-focus-gender-equality-in-covid-19-response/violence- against-women-during-covid-19> accessed 12 June 2021. 2 UN Women 'COVID-19 and Ending Violence Against Women and Girls' (2020) <https://www. unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2020/issue-brief- covid-19-and-ending-violence-against-women-and-girls-en.pdf?la=en&vs=5006> accessed 12 June 2021. 3 UN Women 'The COVID-19 shadow pandemic: Domestic violence in the world of work: A call to action for the private sector' (2021) <https://www.unwomen.org/en/digital-library/ publications/2020/06/brief-domestic-violence-in-the-world-of-work> accessed 12 June 2021.

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