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Demolition of the welfare state: what comes after?
Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
Does the demolition of the welfare state mean the emergence of a new social model? Development based on consumption is not the answer; should we change our habits or keep repeating the old mistakes? The European crisis has imposed new problems on the world for which we must find new solutions.
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Women’s “Work” ? The case of Sexual Exploitation
Written by Kapell
She wakes up in the morning with no dreams on the table, no plans for the future and nothing but the promise of around 30 to 50 men paying to touch her body, to violate her pride and make pleasure out of her suffering. Beaten, raped, threatened and void of […]
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The Pakistani woman who braved the Taliban’s ban on women playing squash
Written by M. Farhan Janjua
Ever wondered what fate might await a woman in Pakistan’s Taliban infested area if she played squash — or any other sport for that matter? Stoning? Flogging? Beheading? Maybe! But there’s one young Pakistani woman of Waziristan origin who has defied all the bans imposed by the Taliban on women […]
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Our Urgent Need for Gender Sensitive Reporting
Written by Nighat Dad
Media craves news that attracts huge audiences and breaking news seems to be an indispensible part of every news channel. Reports having to do with women are always attention-grabbing, whether they be the appointment of the pregnant Marissa Mayer as CEO of Yahoo! in California or the shooting of Malala […]
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Changing patterns: Woman’s work in Pakistan
Written by Maria Farooq
I believe that cultural patterns of ‘woman’s work’ are changing and that this change is having a marked effect on the economy itself. While researching this, I talked to two women from different economic, social, cultural and educational backgrounds about such changes in behavior and how they interrelate to changes […]
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The era of “The State should give me” must end
Written by icostachi
Imagine the public budget as a big cake. The biggest slices cover expenses for pensions, education, unemployment benefits, medical insurance, social assistance, etc. Together they make up the components of the welfare state on which we rely so much. If one slice of the cake gets bigger, the other pieces […]
