EP 47: The Impact Covid has on Harris County Residents based on Gender, Economic and Ethnic group

<p>This week the Making Afterschool Cool podcast focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on Harris County residents in relation to gender and ethnicity. The guest is Dr. Elizabeth Gregory from the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality at the University of Houston (UH). This episode, you will learn more about the:</p> <ul><li>Purpose of the Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality at UH</li> <li>Role of COVID-19 in amplifying the effects social factors such as poverty, household income, and number of children in a household play in gender inequity</li> <li>Elements of the Gender Hardship Matrix</li> </ul> <p>Guest </p> <p>Since 1995, Dr. Gregory has been the Director of what is now the  the Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality at the University of Houston. Through the support of the Friends of Women's Studies, the <a href='http://www.class.uh.edu/WS/'>Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program</a> provides scholarships and fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students, funds a postdoctoral fellowship in Women's Studies, and awards grants for faculty research.  </p> <p>Resources </p> <p>Dr. Eddie Moore Jr.</p> <p><a href='https://www.eddiemoorejr.com/'>https://www.eddiemoorejr.com/</a></p> <p>Harris County Department of Education</p> <p>https://hcde-texas.org</p>