With growing interest in the lives of individuals and communities during the COVID‐19 pandemic, there is consensus among scholars, academicians, and policy makers that the pandemic has had unequal impacts on different sections of the society. The dominant idea that “we are in this together” needs to be critically unpacked to understand the differential impact of the same pandemic on people with varied vulnerabilities. The concept of “intersectional vulnerability” has been key to understanding the unequal distribution of the pandemic risk. Using a gendered intersectional lens, this paper aims to understand the lived experiences of migrant women workers during the pandemic and their narratives of gendered inequality. Through a narrative study in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR), India, from May to October 2020, this study brings out stories of precarity faced by five migrant women while battling the social, psychological, and economic effects of the pandemic. Loss of livelihood, home, savings, and prospects of a better future shape the narratives of these women. The pandemic exacerbated the already precarious positions of these women by creating a situation where—(a) patriarchal structures were further reinforced, and (b) losing gender solidarity and companionship through lockdown and social distancing.

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我的家在哪里？：来自印度德里和国家首都地区的女性移民工人的性别不稳定和 COVID-19 的经历


随着人们对 COVID-19 大流行期间个人和社区生活的兴趣日益浓厚，学者、院士和政策制定者一致认为，大流行对社会不同阶层产生了不平等的影响。需要批判性地解读“我们同舟共济”这一主导思想，以了解同一流行病对具有不同脆弱性的人们的不同影响。 “交叉脆弱性”的概念是理解大流行风险分布不均的关键。本文旨在利用性别交叉视角来了解大流行期间移民女工的生活经历以及她们对性别不平等的叙述。通过 2020 年 5 月至 10 月在印度德里和国家首都地区 (NCR) 进行的一项叙述性研究，本研究揭示了五名移民妇女在应对这一流行病的社会、心理和经济影响时所面临的不稳定的故事。失去生计、家庭、储蓄和更美好未来的前景塑造了这些女性的叙述。这场大流行加剧了这些妇女本已岌岌可危的地位，因为它造成了以下情况：（a）父权结构进一步强化，（b）封锁和社会疏远导致性别团结和陪伴丧失。