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feminism

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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

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The economy is not more important than people, and should be rethought from a feminist and inclusive perspective, putting care work at the center. We discussed the topic with Jayati Ghosh, Indian economist, expert on inequality and public policy

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To ensure a feminist future for Europe after the upcoming elections for the European Parliament, the Fierce project was created, comprising organisations from eight different European countries, including Italy. Two representatives of the innovative enterprise Smart Venice, part of the Fierce consortium, explain in detail what it is all about

Far from being " a tool for liberation and democracy" , social media have been revealing more and more their darker side, being the preferred vehicle to the spread of gendered disinformation as well...
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Stories

Starting from July, the withdrawal of Turkey from the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women entered into force. Feminists sound a warning: this event may be a spark, encouraging further withdrawals and reinforcing the hands of misogynist and homophobic groups in Europe

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The recent “Cura Italia” (Care for Italy) decree, issued by the Italian Government, does not “take care” of domestic workers, home-based caregivers for the elderly and child minders. But precisely this sector should be our starting point, if we want to reflect on a new form of democracy, states the appeal launched by a group of researchers

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