On gender, diversity, and feminism
By Ava Wood On 24th October, Iceland’s women left their workplaces and went on strike, protesting the 10.2% gender pay gap in the country. The movement is inspirational for those of us who come from countries where mobilisation on this scale is unthinkable, and puzzling in the context of the country’s status as the most gender equal in the world (Barry, 2023).
By Giulia Ghidelli As a social scientist, I have always found cultural relativism and its interaction with reality fascinating and unsettling, especially in its most dramatic impacts on people’s daily lives.
TW: murder Today’s article, our last one for the month February, is a bit different than all the ones before. … More
Which types of characters populate the fictional society of Dutch literature? When thinking about literature in terms of demographics, questions arise with regards to the literary representation of certain social groups. Why are certain professions for characters in recent Dutch novels so popular? And what does that say about the potential emancipatory and progressive powers of literature?
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