Podcasts and Webinars

As part of the Feminist Economics special issue on Covid-19 and “Feminist Economic Perspectives on the Organization of Care in Times of Covid-19”, I participated in the fireside chat with colleagues from around the globe discussing the impact of Covid-19 on the organisation of care.

In this plenary talk at the UCT-hosted, IARU Healthy Ageing: Research, Strategies and Actions, Annual Graduate Student Conference, 30 Sept – 2 Oct 2020, I share the findings and argument from my latest publication on The Pivotal Role of Grandparents during Covid 19 in the UK and South Africa. The article is published with Feminist Economics. The findings show that grandparents within and across households make substantial contribution to economic, social and affective lives and the study argues for greater recognition of these crucial contributions and the development of a more intersectional understanding of the provision of care work. The…

Women-headed households seem to be worse affected by the socio-economic effects brought on by Covid-19 socioligist and UCT associate proffesor Dr Elena Moore dissects.

In the seminar, scholars from South Africa and the UK reflect on the ways in which Covid-19 is shaping women’s work and family obligations in different parts of the world. Nonzuzo Mbokazi, Ameeta Jaga, Elena Moore, Angela O’Hagan and Sara Cantillon discuss the gendered, racialised and classed dimensions of lockdown in relation to women’s caring obligations and work activities. The participants reflect on the similarities and divergences across the different contexts.

In this podcast, Elena Moore discusses some of the possible consequences of the precarious position of many pension-headed households in South Africa in the wake of Covid-19.

Radio Guest on 702, with Aubrey Masango: Polygamy in South Africa, 19 July 2019

Associate Professor, Dr Elena Moore speaks to Morio Sanyane about Customary law and the problems it poses to widows & whether the Customary Marriages Act needs to be amended in order to protect women. Dr Moore also speaks about the possibility of Children whether they are born in marriage or out of it who also stand to lose out on their inheritances.