Today we have officially launched our report on the Covid-19 Lockdown and Domestic Abuse. We worked with Solace Women’s Aid to deliver this research, with contributions from University of Greenwich when the first lockdown was instated in March 2020. We had a...
Justice Studio Research: Impact of COVID-19 on 70+ adults in self-isolation. Part I: Spain What was the immediate effect of isolation on older adults across the UK, Spain and the USA? In this series, Justice Studio presents the findings of our innovative peer impact...
The Women and Equalities Committee recently called for evidence around the disproportionate effects of Covid-19 on people with protected characteristics. At Justice Studio, we are also concerned about emerging evidence of the disproportionate effect of Covid-19 on...
How Government policy on the Corona Virus colluded with domestic abusers Many domestic abuse charities were dismayed when the coronavirus lockdown was announced, with no thought for how women at risk would be protected during this time. Rooted in the knowledge of how...
In the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic, marginalised communities are at even greater risk than usual. These include groups like the Irish Travellers, which are so often ignored within policy, or openly discriminated against. Given so little publicity has...
“It’s just behaviours” Last week, Dr. Deborah Birx (who is leading the US response to combating the Covid-19 pandemic) appeared on stage in front of the press, flanked by illuminated images of bell curves. Pointing to the flatter of the curves, her message was clear:...
