And now, for the Grand Finale: does the contemporary feminist economist ideal of “social democracy” actually work? Is there a way properly integrate feminist ideology with the dominant capitalism? Thankfully, we have an excellent case study available to answer that… Read More ›
“As a term and as a means of excluding other women, [socialist feminism] is dead. The ideas that we were trying to put across, however, have become very much a part of every aspect of the women’s movement” (Philipson 1985)… Read More ›
A couple months ago, I was having a conversation with a LGBTQ Studies professor about the effect economic shifts have on women’s status in society, and she joked, “oh! You’re a socialist feminist!” She’ll swear today that she was just… Read More ›
Today we received a delightful message from the Anne Brooks-Senftleben, founder and chief economist of Women Economists for a Fair Europe. This blog offers a much needed perspective on the European Financial Crisis and austerity measures – from the point of… Read More ›
According the article in the Guyanese newspaper Stabroek News, more young people turning to sex work because of economic circumstances. They interview Miriam Edwards, Executive Director of the Guyana Sex Workers Coalition, who says that more women are taking on… Read More ›
Business Week recently wrote a great article title “India’s Economy Lags as Its Women Lack Opportunity.” There is a lot of work in the economic development literature about the feminization of international trade, where many of the new and… Read More ›
“Hairs are being split in Denmark as a new front line has opened up in the battle of the sexes over the price of a haircut,” writes Matthew McGarry on this ABC piece on price discrimination for haircuts. You know… Read More ›
