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.
The absence of a national strategy to provide widespread access to information and high-quality services in Italy results in the extremely low ranking of the country on all of the indicators monitored by the European Barometer of Women’s Access to Modern Contraceptive Choice
Reducing gender inequalities requires smart and sustained investment in policies and approaches that have proven impact in dismantling obstacles to women’s rights and empowerment. Why the United Nations needs to take the lead now in financing gender equality
Extensive research has clearly shown that, in practice, mini-job employees are treated unequally. Some data from Germany
If we want to understand the current particular conditions of Syrian refugees in Turkey and their plight, we need to look at it through the lens of the complex migratory history of the country
Diana Strassmann discusses her work shifting economics from a discipline of neglect to one of care...
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Michelle Obama endorses Hillary Clinton in a speech at the democratic national convention
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For the first Women in Science Day GenPORT will release a series of video interviews with leading...
