Globalization, COVID-19 and the Empowerment of Women: A Case Study of Chikan Embroiderers of Lucknow

• In Event: India's Changing Economy

Brief Overview

Machine-made Chikan fabric and pandemic enforced lockdown threatens livelihood of Chikan embroiderers of Lucknow, India. Field research will determine improvement, decline or status quo, in the empowerment of these women artisans.

Authors

• Anjana Mishra, Florida International University

• Sneh Gulati, Florida International University