By Ola Galal. As care became a legal category in Tunisia through Law 58, it opened up as well as foreclosed possibilities for political action and moral personhood, and reconstituted self, community, and labor amid great uncertainty during the transition to democracy. Yet this victim-centered approach also displaces the burden of care, support, and “empowerment” on a gendered labor force in the absence of the requisite legal mechanisms that enable the application of the henceforth abstrac...| TRAFO – Blog for Transregional Research
How should INGOs share power to work with others – and especially grassroots and community groups - to achieve a feminist economy that values all care work? Ridhi Kalaria and Silvia Galandini share insights from Oxfam’s influencing across the UK; from backing existing movements and investing in long-term change, to knowing when to step back. Illustrations by Sonaksha Iyengar.| Views & Voices
#SudanWarSeries: Sudanese women antiwar interventions as sites of democracy The post Madaniya* (civic politics): Women’s Emergency Response Rooms as Flourishing Sites of Democracy in Wartime Sudan appeared first on African Arguments.| African Arguments
NEW BLOG | THE HIDDEN COSTS OF MOTHERING AN INCARCERATED ADULT CHILD Raquel Delerme draws on in-depth interviews with mothers with incarcerated adult children, finding the cumulative impact of financialized policies and time-draining bureaucracy results in the extraction of precious time and money from working-class Black and Latine women on the outside.| Gender & Society
The lack of consistent attention to gender was concerning, as was the failure to tackle the Global South debt crisis – and the blinkered expansion of private finance, despite evidence of its harms. But, says Rachel Noble, as the world turns to implementation of the Financing for Development commitments, there are valuable opportunities to seize and build on, including for the women who do most of the world’s care work.| Views & Voices
Too many unpaid carers in the UK are struggling by on their own, unseen by policy makers. Taking inspiration from the union movement, says Hannah Webster of Care Full, it’s time to build the collective solidarity that can amplify our demands for an economy that values and supports us – and lifts carers out of poverty.| Views & Voices
Turns out I'm always trying to illuminate the thing that feels big but unspoken at any given moment in my life.| Lucy Bellwood
The world needs to stop relying on a metric that ignores two thirds of the work done by women and which promotes harmful policies, says Oxfam GB CEO Halima Begum. A new collection of feminist think pieces offers a compelling and inspirational tour of the arguments and pathways for moving Beyond GDP.| Views & Voices
Consider the balance between working for the greater good and caring for yourself with Alida Miranda-Wolff.| Alida Miranda-Wolff
How can creators innovate to instill more humanness in their designs? Design your life and work to uphold your humanity with Antonio Garcia.| Alida Miranda-Wolff
I was always amazed by and envious of the aloof effect conjured effortlessly by my peers when I was younger. I longed to master such a cool, collected demeanor. What grace and intrigue one must have to move about the world as if untouched by the existential weight of its (our) materiality! As I aged,…| Blog of the APA
How connected are you to the food you purchase and consume? Over the past century, society’s focus on the food it consumes has shifted from origins and process to the latest price increase. Many communities also face uncertainty about the availability and quality of fresh foods in their nearest store. As a whole, North Americans […] The post Reclaiming Food Sovereignty in Local Communities appeared first on Alida Miranda-Wolff.| Alida Miranda-Wolff
How can we create more inclusive and diverse workplaces while still driving profitable businesses? Learn from Michel Fabode.| Alida Miranda-Wolff
How do you balance kindness and corporate responsibility? Managers in tech, might not think of themselves as care workers.| Alida Miranda-Wolff
How do you define love while embracing the worth of each other? In this episode, Alida is joined by Dr. Alexandra Solomon to discuss acceptance and relational self-awareness to reach a balanced approach to intimate love. The post Relational Self-Awareness and Compassion appeared first on Alida Miranda-Wolff.| Alida Miranda-Wolff
Alida Miranda-Wolff explores how to transform what you do as a care worker into a book proposal.| Alida Miranda-Wolff
Sunitha Chandy defines grief as the collection of emotions and experiences we have with any loss, and talks about healing through community.| Alida Miranda-Wolff
How do we dismantle the stigma of disability? In the last three episodes of Care Work, Alida gathered the perspectives of three people working to change society’s approach to accessibility and inclusivity. Tim Villegas helps school systems build support and curriculum for more inclusive classroom environments, María Emilia Lasso de la Vega normalizes inclusive design […] The post Breaking Down Disability Stigma appeared first on Alida Miranda-Wolff.| Alida Miranda-Wolff
Lauren Levy is passionate about encouraging everyone, regardless of their lived experience with disability, to embrace interdependence.| Alida Miranda-Wolff
María Emilia Lasso de la Vega uses her knowledge of designing for neurodiversity inclusivity to promote better outcomes for workers.| Alida Miranda-Wolff
Tim Villegas, who helps school systems build more inclusive classroom environments, argues for the benefits of inclusive education.| Alida Miranda-Wolff