inequality

Innovation alone does not guarantee inclusion: what makes the difference is how a system uses the information available to shape choices, products, and policies. For digital finance to be truly open to women, we need adequate infrastructure, transparency, and shared criteria for collecting the data that inform decision-making

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

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

What is the connection between gender roles, social norms, economic policies and inequalities? And why is it so important to analyse it to understand what is happening globally and to reduce disparities between men and women? We discussed this with Maurizio Bussolo, an economist who deals with gender gaps in South Asia at the World Bank

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

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

Despite its crucial role within Europe's economy, there is currently no official data accurately describing domestic and care work, which is still heavily characterised by abuse and exploitation, especially towards women and migrants. A recent survey conducted by European labour organisations provides the first, truly thorough overview of care workers' conditions 

Transnational brokerage of domestic work and social inequalities, the case of Sri Lanka, from where, in the last forty years large numbers of women have been migrating as domestic workers to the oil-rich Arabian Gulf

The women's collective organization that emerges mainly in non-urban territories in Latin America have mobilized in the last two decades a set of actions, reflections and political-epistemic proposals at the interface between agroecology and feminism

A gendered analysis of European data on platform workers reveals the pervasiveness of gender inequalities and the replication of traditional economy’s occupational segregation and discrimination in the digital labour market

The Hungarian Recovery and Resilience Plan ignores the EU expectations concerning gender mainstreaming and the effects that the measures could have on gender equality are not mentioned.