Leila Hawkins

Bio:

Leila Hawkins is a writer and editor specializing in social issues. She's written for online and print publications including The Guardian, Vice, Positive News, Refinery29, and Glamour, co-founded feminist news outlet NADJA, and is the editor of the U.K. edition of palliative care website ehospice. Leila has written extensively about the plight of LGBTQ and female asylum seekers and refugees.

WMC News & Features
October 20, 2020 | Leila Hawkins | Health, International
UN Warns of Global Food Crisis — Women Especially Impacted

As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens food insecurity globally, community-based initiatives are stepping up.

WMC News & Features
May 12, 2020 | Leila Hawkins | Economy, Health, International
Policy response to pandemic crisis should address gender disparity

Pandemic-related lockdowns disproportionally burden women. By asking the right questions, policymakers can create policies that alleviate that burden.

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