34 articoli

feminism

Stories

In Iran as in Palestine, women risk being turned into abstract symbols or narrative devices, rather than being recognised as active political subjects with their own histories, voices, and capacity for action. Challenging this dynamic also means questioning the role of international feminism as a political practice grounded in listening, amplifying voices, and building alliances. A conversation with Iranian journalist and activist Shora Esmailian

9 min read
Languages

Bridging the gender health gap means treating health as a social infrastructure that starts with bodies and extends to data, moving through healthcare systems, pharmaceuticals, and culture. An interview with Ida Tin, Danish entrepreneur and innovation pioneer who coined the term FemTech

9 min read
Data

Preserving gender data and ensuring it is neither erased nor manipulated is a political and feminist act, especially in times of cultural and methodological dismantling, as is currently happening in the United States under the Trump administration. We spoke with Caren Grown, one of the world’s leading experts on gender and development

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Languages

Throughout the history of technology, gender stereotypes have been so deep-rooted that they have often outweighed even market interests, delaying innovation within an economy shaped by cultural assumptions about masculinity. We spoke with financial journalist and bestselling author Katrine Kielos, whose work explores how sexist thinking continues to shape — and hold back — the evolution of intelligence

11 min read
Policies

Alongside the digital revolution, profit-driven international trade dynamics have a direct impact on labour and democracies, deepening global inequalities. An interview with Sheba Tejani, feminist economist at King’s College London and member of the Board of Directors of IAFFE

9 min read
Policies

If we continue to ignore the value of what cannot be priced, such as care work and the protection of the environment, we risk compromising our collective future. The only way to change course is through a different economic lens: that of feminist economics. We discussed these themes with Danish writer and activist Emma Holten, starting from her book Deficit: How Feminist Economics Can Change Our World

8 min read
Languages

What happens if digital capitalism privatises feminism, separating it from the collective dimension and turning girls' sexual freedom into an individual performance? Online hypersexualisation and monetisation of bodies reveal patriarchal dynamics based on persuasion, where the line between consent and compliance has become increasingly blurred

6 min read
Policies

Adopting a feminist approach to competition law means creating a more inclusive economy, no longer focused only on men's consumption habits. An interview with Kati Cseres, jurist and Programme Director of the EU Law Masters at the University of Amsterdam, who proposed a feminist approach to competition law and policy 

7 min read
Languages

What is the relationship between the myth of growth, exploitation of environmental resources, poverty and gender roles? We discussed this with Naila Kabeer, feminist economist at the London School of Economics, starting from a new language capable of naming the connections between bodies, money and nature

5 min read
Opinion

In order to create a new economic model that is able to respond to the current climate crisis, we need to abandon the traditional, ‘masculine’ view of the economy as an aseptic machine and rethink it starting from the perspective of people and caring. Insights from Julie Nelson, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Boston specialising in ecological and feminist economics

8 min read
Policies

Why a feminist economic lens needs to be applied to issues related to the link between war, violence, poverty and inequality. We asked Jennifer Olmsted, an economist at Drew University who studies the intersection between development economics, labour markets, migration and the economic consequences of political conflicts through a feminist lens

6 min read