Editor’s note

Abstract

Since its first publication in 1995, the Asian Journal of Women’s Studies (AJWS) has been a forum for a community of feminist scholars interested and invested in the shaping and advancement of feminist knowledge across disciplines. In writing and representing scholarship over time, AJWS has continuously renewed its commitment to providing a space for debates and discussions that critically examine, on the one hand, new emerging aspects of feminism and, on the other, the regionality of Asia against the backdrop of the world. Although the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic was a tough challenge for the journal to overcome, this global crisis has presented new opportunities for AJWS to broaden the spectrum of its focus and coverage in publication. For Volume 27, the journal welcomes unique and innovative submissions that deal with the socio-economic crises, environmental disasters, human diseases, and health risks that entangle with the complex realities of women and men surviving to surmount personal, familial, and national difficulties in life. Meanwhile, as a feminist journal, AJWS is steadfast in encouraging the academic community to sustain the mission to unravel gender gaps and present gender perspectives and critiques, in order to develop an alternative worldview or knowledge that counters, reinforces, or complements established, traditional, mainstream or orthodox perspectives. May we all remain strong and vigilant in keeping ourselves academically sound and physically healthy!