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Mousumi Dutta
Mousumi Dutta is Professor, and Head of the Economics Department at Presidency University, Kolkata. She is an econometrician with research interests in gender, and health, and she has also worked on built heritage. She has undertaken research projects funded by the Rosa Luxemborg Society, The International Growth Centre, Indian Council of Social Science Research, and the University Grants Commission. Mousumi was also associated with the preparation of the Human Development Report for the state of West Bengal. Her work has been published in international journals such as Tourism Management, Social Indicators Research, Asian Population Studies, etc.
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Herself, and her child: Are they worse off due to Covid-19?
Lockdowns imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19 led to loss of employment and income. They also created greater food insecurity, with women and children being more vulnerable to such shocks. In this context, based on surveys in rural Bihar, Husain et al. discuss the impact of the lockdown on the dietary practices of women and children, and how these were impacted by their access to government welfare programmes during this period.
Saas, bahu, and ASHA: Information diffusion in rural Bihar
India has made significant progress in improving maternal and child health outcomes, and the contribution of ASHAs – female community health workers – in promoting healthcare-seeking behaviour is widely acknowledged. In this context, Dutta et al. discuss findings from their study in rural Bihar and highlight two key issues: mothers-in-law acting as mediators in the interaction between ASHAs and women of reproductive age, and the limited success in influencing educated women from affluent families.