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ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath have affected the lives and livelihoods of women around the world and their economic impacts are having a regressive effect on gender equality (Madgavkar et al., Citation2020). Consequently, the gender gap between men and women that has been amplified by the pandemic is not expected to close for another 136 years (Armstrong, Citation2021). As President of the World Society of Victimology, I am pleased to provide this forward to the special issue. The World Society of Victimology is dedicated to improving the plight of victims of crime and the abuse of power around the globe. These issues are linked to the global fight for gender equality.
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Notes
1. This term refers to women who have multiple identities that are interconnected and intersect to shape their experiences of discrimination and disadvantages. For example, the black disabled transgender woman will simultaneously experience racism, ableism, and cissexism (author’s term).
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Janice Joseph
Janice Joseph is a Distinguished Professor at Stockton University and President of the World Society of Victimology. Her special areas of research are Victimology, gender-based violence, female victims, juvenile delinquency and race and crime and has published several articles on these issues. She is also the Editor of the Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice.