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MatchImpulsa: an action research programme to boost the feminist platformization of social economy
By Mayo Fuster Morell and Ricard Espelt, researchers at the IN3’s Dimmons research group, director and coordinator (respectively) of MatchImpulsa and the Barcelona UOC Chair in Digital Economy The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted[…]
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The representation of femicide in media discourse
By Mariana Aldrete, visiting researcher of the IN3’s CNSC group. In 2018, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reported that 14 Latin American nations were among the[…]
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Studying gender-based violence and disability
By Asun Pié Balaguer, researcher of the IN3’s CareNet group. According to the European Parliament’s Report (2004) on the situation of women from minority groups in the European Union, almost 80% of women with[…]
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Smashing Catalan media patriarchy using digital tools
By Marta Roqueta-Fernàndez, doctoral candidate of the IN3’s GenTIC group. Over the last ten years, Catalonia and Spain have witnessed a revitalization of their vibrant – and increasingly plural – feminist movement. Feminists have[…]
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The platform economy reinforces gender inequality
With the COVID-19 pandemic we have seen an acceleration of the digitization and “platformization” of the economy. From the beginning, the platform economy has been celebrated as a more open, inclusive and democratic model than[…]