Warmly welcome to CEMUS spring semester start-up open lecture “Why are we facing a care crisis?” with Emma Holten, feminist activist and gender policy consultant, followed by a conversation with Sara Andersson and Ewa Livmar!
When: January 19 at 15.15-17.00 CET
Where: Hamberg Lecture Hall, Geocentrum, Villavägen 16, see map here: https://link.mazemap.com/vyZ4YHy1
How: For all CEMUS autumn semester students and open to the public, no registration needed
Photo: Claudia Vega (cropped)
Read more: https://www.emmaholten.com/
About Deficit
How can we create a better future – one that truly prioritises health and happiness?
For too long, economic thinkers have left out acts of care – written off as ‘women’s work’ for centuries – from their calculations. The result? Terrible real-world consequences today: crumbling public services, struggling schools and care systems on the brink of collapse.
In Deficit, prominent Danish feminist Emma Holten reveals how and why this happened, and argues that the things that matter – doing homework with your child, checking in on loved ones, talking to a colleague who doesn’t seem well – might seem inconsequential, but are in fact the building blocks of the economy. Urgent and incisive, this is a call to rethink the economic value of care.
Read more: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/468871/deficit-by-holten-emma/9780753561485