Bipasha Baruah

Despite the fact that nearly one in four households in Sri Lanka is now headed by a woman, policy frameworks and public narratives continue to narrowly frame these households through the lens of post-war widowhood. This policy brief, co-authored by Western Academy Fellow Bipasha Baruah, draws on evidence-based insights from affected households and policy practitioners across Sri Lanka to highlight urgent gaps and to propose inclusive, sustainable, and equitable strategies.

While the link between degrowth and environmental sustainability is clearly established, the same cannot be said about the relationship between planned economic contraction and gender equality. This article, co-authored by Western Academy Fellow Bipasha Baruah, seeks to understand how degrowth might be reconciled with gender equality and social justice to guide public policy and practice agendas in Canada.

Care work is green work, and it might become even more important in the future. An article by Western Academy Fellow Bipasha Baruah on how recognizing, rewarding, and expanding work in caring professions would lead to better outcomes for people and for the planet.