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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

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 

While the pandemic has emphasised the crucial role of care work in industrialised societies, research tells us that it has become a global business, exploiting migrant women by depriving them of their rights and forcing them into unsustainable working conditions. An analysis from an important international debate at the University of Linz, Austria

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 Covid-19 crisis has unearthed a long pre-existing and much deeper care crisis. The EU Care Atlas illustrates the urgent need to look beyond the mere gender pay gap to understand the full extent of gender imbalances