Category: gender relations

Erika Feyerabend: The Science Issue – Reproduction Medicine or the Extension of the Zone of Exploitation

Issues like reproduction medicine (and the kind of tourism linked to it), the practice of making use of „egg cell donors“ or of „surrogate mothers“ are commonly seen as a bio-ethical challenge. Then there is talk about „values“ More

Posted on December 4, 2015Categories austerity, gender relations, social reproduction, strategiesTags austerity, power relations, science1 Comment on Erika Feyerabend: The Science Issue – Reproduction Medicine or the Extension of the Zone of Exploitation

Stefanie Wöhl: “Economic Governance in the European Union: Effects on Gender Relations, Employment and Social Reproduction”

Gender mainstreaming and other measures to augment the labor market participation and living conditions of women have been implemented within the European Union (EU) in the past decades. These strategies stand in contrast to austerity policies now fostered in the most affected member states during economic crisis. More

Posted on November 18, 2015Categories employment, gender relations, social reproductionTags austerity, employment, gender relations, social conditions1 Comment on Stefanie Wöhl: “Economic Governance in the European Union: Effects on Gender Relations, Employment and Social Reproduction”