Care-less Politics
“What you want is a slave and not a domestic worker!” cried Rosita Acosta, President of the Domestic Workers’ Association
Read more“What you want is a slave and not a domestic worker!” cried Rosita Acosta, President of the Domestic Workers’ Association
Read moreFor many feminists, sex work – or prostitution as they would prefer to call it – symbolises oppression, victimisation and
Read moreRepresentations of men as perpetrator and patriarch have profoundly shaped the terms of gender and development’s engagement with masculinities discourse
Read moreImages of women as victims are rampant in gender and development. This is particularly the case in discussions of sexuality,
Read moreIslam and feminism have had a troubled relationship. Over the last two decades, scholars and activists have questioned the western
Read moreCare-less Politics by Mariz Tadros Bringing Social Reproduction back into Politics by Shireen Hassim Breaking the Care-Sound Barrier in Politics
Read moreThe case of the Costa Rican domestic workers perfectly illustrates the need to shift the debate beyond numbers to consider
Read moreTo get more women political leaders, we arguably need models of politics that accommodate care. But where to start –
Read moreMariz Tadros argues that the lack of attention to care needs creates very real barriers to the participation of women
Read moreWomen in Politics: Gender, Power and Development AUTHORS: Tadros, M. ISBN: 978 1 78360 052 6
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Read moreSex workers are not all victims. Stories from China demonstrate this. Pink Space is a NGO based in China working
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