gender
On March 7, the Swiss electorate will vote on the so-called ‘burqa ban’. This popular initiative as well as the counterproposal stand for what we call gendernativism; the idea that the ‘native’ Swiss are genuinely gender-equal and that only Swiss women can voluntarily wear the veil. The consequence is not ...
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To live a life in fear of violence, incarceration, torture, excommunication and isolation is a reality for many lesbian, gay, trans*, bi, intersex and non-binary persons worldwide. Homosexuality is criminalized in 77 countries out of which seven apply the death penalty. According to the UNHCR, the number of persons who
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Le genre est, aujourd’hui encore, un élément crucial dans la fabrication des inégalités sociales. Bien que l’égalité entre femmes et hommes soit en principe acquise sur le plan légal, les lois et les politiques en Suisse sont, de fait, sous-tendues par un régime de genre « classique » qui se
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Without women, the nccr – on the move would stand still. The promotion of female academic careers was one of the declared structural goals of the NCCRs (National Centres of Competence in Research) upon the creation of this instrument in the late 1990s and it continues to be so. But
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In this contribution to the Blog Series “Gender, Skills, Migration” we assess the performance of the nccr – on the move in realizing one of its strategical goals, namely the equal opportunities of its members. Some partial goals, such as gender balance and increased sensitivity, have been achieved, but at
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