Care-less Politics
“What you want is a slave and not a domestic worker!” cried Rosita Acosta, President of the Domestic Workers’ Association
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Feminists might learn a trick or two from sex workers
For many feminists, sex work – or prostitution as they would prefer to call it – symbolises oppression, victimisation and
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Women’s Empowerment: What do Men have to do with it?
Representations of men as perpetrator and patriarch have profoundly shaped the terms of gender and development’s engagement with masculinities discourse
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Sexual Pleasure Empowers Women!
Images of women as victims are rampant in gender and development. This is particularly the case in discussions of sexuality,
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Islam and Feminism
Islam and feminism have had a troubled relationship. Over the last two decades, scholars and activists have questioned the western
Read moreArticles in Issue 6
Care-less Politics by Mariz Tadros Bringing Social Reproduction back into Politics by Shireen Hassim Breaking the Care-Sound Barrier in Politics
Read moreAddressing Women’s Elitism in National Politics Requires us to Start Local
The case of the Costa Rican domestic workers perfectly illustrates the need to shift the debate beyond numbers to consider
Read moreBreaking the Care-Sound Barrier in Politics
To get more women political leaders, we arguably need models of politics that accommodate care. But where to start –
Read moreBringing Social Reproduction back into Politics
Mariz Tadros argues that the lack of attention to care needs creates very real barriers to the participation of women
Read moreRecent Publications (Issue-6)
Women in Politics: Gender, Power and Development AUTHORS: Tadros, M. ISBN: 978 1 78360 052 6
Read moreIndian Sex Workers are a shining example of women’s empowerment
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Read moreSex Workers are not all Victims
Sex workers are not all victims. Stories from China demonstrate this. Pink Space is a NGO based in China working
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