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Discussion paper

Care as Essential Infrastructure: Definitions of and debates on care infrastructure from Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, the United States, and Zimbabwe

10/06/2024

2 documents

72 pages long

Languages: English

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Drawing on six case studies (Kenya, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, the United States, and Zimbabwe), this paper explores the definitions, debates, and demands related to the concept of care infrastructure. The paper finds the following components of care infrastructure across the case studies: care-supporting physical infrastructure, knowledge production, community networks, national care frameworks and public […]

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Journal article

The messy coloniality of gender and development in Indigenous Wixárika communities

12/12/2023

18 pages long

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The messy coloniality of gender and development in Indigenous Wixárika communities

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Understanding the coloniality of gendered lives, family dynamics, social arrangements, and political structures in Indigenous communities begins with confronting and interrogating a history written largely by and for men in positions of power. The archives are limited in terms of what can be gleaned about gender equality and what existed before the proliferation of European […]

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Journal article

Confronting feminicidio in Mexico: pioneering anthropologist and activist Marcela Lagarde y de los Ríos

23/05/2023

3 pages long

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Confronting feminicidio in Mexico: pioneering anthropologist and activist Marcela Lagarde y de los Ríos

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This is a short piece on academic and activist Marcela Lagarde y de Los Ríos' contribution to the issue of homicides of women in Mexico. She coined the term feminicidio, which squarely placed these murders as acts of misogyny and a product of patriarchal society. Lagarde became a public servant and supported research on feminicidio. She played a […]

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Journal article

Lucha Castro: a women’s rights defender’s strength in Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico

23/05/2023

17 pages long

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Lucha Castro: a women’s rights defender’s strength in Juarez and Chihuahua, Mexico

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Numerous studies from North- and South-based scholars have examined the femicides and disappearances/abductions of women and girls in Juárez and Chihuahua, Mexico. The Campo Algodonero ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (2009), where the Court held Mexico responsible for the handling of disappearances and murders of women, whose bodies, like tens of other women, […]

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Journal article

‘What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger’: women human rights defenders: trajectories in activism in the context of challenging migration enforcement policies in Mexico and the United States

23/05/2023

15 pages long

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‘What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger’: women human rights defenders: trajectories in activism in the context of challenging migration enforcement policies in Mexico and the United States

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The role of women human rights defenders (WHRDs) is not sufficiently studied in the dynamics of social movements nor are the actions of civil society organisations. Nevertheless, WHRDs of migrants in Mexico are essential in defence of human rights and in providing psycho-legal assistance, especially for the most unprotected populations, such as migrants in immigration […]

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Journal article

Food delivery workers in Mexico City: a gender perspective on the gig economy

07/12/2022

17 pages long

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Food delivery workers in Mexico City: a gender perspective on the gig economy

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This article analyses the working conditions of women on food delivery digital platforms given that women’s experiences and gender inequality in this sector has been under-explored. Drawing on original survey and interview data on platform-based food delivery workers, we deploy an intersectional lens to explore the ways in which women, especially mothers and other caregivers, […]

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Research report

Surviving Deterrence: How US asylum deterrence policies normalize gender-based violence

11/10/2022

2 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English, Spanish

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Migrants and asylum seekers often flee unspeakable acts of gender-based violence (GBV) at home such as human trafficking, sexual assault, sexual slavery, kidnapping, harassment, and other trauma. In trying to seek safety in the US, many endure further atrocities and exploitation at the US-Mexico border. Drawing on interviews and surveys of social and legal service […]

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Journal article

A feminist-economics analysis of Latin American budgets show an urgent need for redistribution of income and care work

31/08/2022

9 pages long

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A feminist-economics analysis of Latin American budgets show an urgent need for redistribution of income and care work

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Analysing fiscal policy from the perspective of feminist economics means examining gender equality policies, both in terms of tax revenue and other sources of fund (indebtedness), as well as redistribution and public spending. Finding out the number of resources assigned to these policies, their macroeconomic impact, and their temporality (longevity) is extremely essential. In this […]

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Journal article

The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

31/08/2022

31 pages long

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The role of care and the local economy in women’s labour force participation: evidence from Mexico and Colombia in the pandemic era

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Women face disproportionate care burdens on their time because of traditional gender roles, lack of public policies supporting them and the lack of government services for satisfying society's care needs. This unequal distribution of care responsibilities reduces their opportunities to fully participate in labour markets. We argue that all else equal, women's physical proximity to […]

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Journal article

COVID-19 impact and recovery for women informal workers – a view from 2021

31/08/2022

29 pages long

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COVID-19 impact and recovery for women informal workers – a view from 2021

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Studies show that the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions had disproportionately negative impacts on the majority of the world’s workers who work informally, and on women informal workers in particular. This reflects the interplay between the pandemic, existing decent work deficits in informal employment, and discriminatory gendered norms within and outside the workplace. Based on […]

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