Care Talk

The Care Ethics Research Consortium
Maurice Hamington reports on the recent CERC conference in Utrecht.

The Immigrants’ Goodbye
New restrictions on legal immigration, combined with rapid deportation of the undocumented, will likely worsen already painful shortfalls of paid health care, elder care, and child care services in the U.S.

Death by Austerity
Some kinds of efficiency are about making money. Other kinds are about saving lives and developing human capabilities.

Déjà-vu all over again?: IWY Turns 50
On the fiftieth anniversary of International Women’s Year, it’s worth taking stock of what we’ve gained and what we haven’t.

Sex, Work, and Care
Sex workers forge critical connections to end gender violence, combat stigma and criminality, and build a more caring world.

The Nappy Revolution
Caring for Life: a new book that re-values nappy-free infant hygiene care practices

The Rise of Anti-Care
Some post-U.S. election advice: keep the faith and fight the backlash.

Sociologists on Care
A Scottish researcher muses on insights from a recent conference.

Mexico’s “Women’s Moment”: What we can learn from Mexican feminisms about women in power and feminist practices of care
As US voters consider whether to follow Mexico’s lead in electing its first female president, a reminder that real change needs to happen in the streets.

Mexico Lowers Age of Social Security for Women
Extending its noncontributory pension benefit, Mexico’s new program will give more spending money to women in their early 60s.

Men and Care Work: Can Unions Help?
New research suggests that men in labor unions help out more at home.

Having Children and Saving the World
Pro-natalists don’t seem to realize that “having” children requires both caring and paying for them.