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Following the COVID-19 pandemic, problematic past legacies emerged from the intersection of mobility and gender/sexuality regimes. By diving into these continuities, I examine two compelling case studies – domestic caregivers and sex workers. These cases allow me to study how a global, but also a national, crisis of care emerged
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Immigrant women play a vital role in Switzerland, yet their narratives are often reduced to stereotypes such as, “looking for a husband” or “working as nannies.” In reality, immigrant women have contributed greatly to Swiss society. It seems therefore important to challenge misconceptions about immigrant women in Switzerland. In the ...
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Une étude du Forum suisse pour l’étude des migrations et de la population (SFM) démontre qu’il existe en Suisse un racisme structurel (systémique). L’étude définit le racisme structurel comme un système social qui reproduit des inégalités. Voyons comment les institutions politiques et médiatiques suisses participent à ces inégalités en restreignant
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Le thème des violences conjugales attire l’attention sur une figure particulière : celle de la « victime ». Mais à l’échelle de l’expérience individuelle, à quoi correspond cette catégorie ? Les femmes concernées se reconnaissent-elles dans cette figure ? Le parcours de Kahina, une mère voulant quitter son conjoint et refaire sa vie avec
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Integration policies are often perceived in academic works as gatekeeping instruments but, while they can certainly be deployed as such, this framing does not fully represent the variety of immigrant perspectives in my study. My own positionality as an immigrant, applicant for a spousal visa, and a researcher prompted lines
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