Author: Φαίδρα Γατσαρούλη
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Sometimes “paved” with rose petals and glitter, other times with sorrow and anger, the Athenian streets have our own names engraved (Άλλοτε «στρωμένοι» με ροδοπέταλα και γκλίτερ, άλλοτε πάλι με θλίψη και οργή, οι αθηναϊκοί δρόμοι έχουν χαραγμένα και τα δικά μας ονόματα). – Betty Vakalidou, a Greek trans woman, April 25, 1977. Since the…
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Οι μελέτες αποτελεσματικότητας αποτελούν ίσως το πιο κοινό είδος έρευνας, ειδικά τα τελευταία χρόνια, που η ψυχοθεραπεία καλύπτεται από τις ασφαλιστικές εταιρείες (Heiden & Hersen , 2011). Όσο πολυσήμαντος είναι ο ρόλος της έρευνας σε κλινικά πλαίσια, άλλη τόση ένταση υπάρχει στους επιστημονικούς διαλόγους για το τι συνιστά μία έγκυρη έρευνα (McLeod, 2005). Και αυτό…
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The socio – political and historical context. The gender mainstreaming plan has been created as the answer to Swedish government’s assignment to Umea University for continuing its work on gender equality. This assignment is part of the Gender Mainstreaming in Academia (GMA) program, which started in 2016 and has been extended to 2021, providing financial…
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“Feminist objectivity means quite simply situated knowledges” Donna Haraway Doing a feminist research seems to be my own personal desire, and I am sure that in the future research projects I will manage to incorporate it. Through the characterization of ‘feminist’, a research has to overcome the simplicity and naivety of just a nonsexist project,…
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Introduction. One of the ongoing feminist challenges is the answer to the question of what extend women face violence and how it can be unveiled and prevented. While many forms of violence against women have risen to the social, political and legal surface worldwide, there is still a wide spectrum of uncharted ground that needs…
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Introduction. The complex interlocking and interaction of race, class, gender and labor has been stressed by many feminist scholars throughout the years. The recognition of the gendered segregation of labor, the existing and thriving racial inequalities and the crucial value of domestic labor in the existence and continuity of the capitalist economy, have become more…
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Introduction. “This country has been dealing with the migration crisis of unprecedented intensity, has been saving hundreds, if not thousands, people at sea . . . while at the same time, yes, we are intercepting boats that come from Turkey, as we have the right to do in accordance to European Regulation . . .…
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Human trafficking is a complex legal, human rights and feminist issue. While the number of trafficked persons is rising each year, the globalized economy and political market offers a transnational area of action, in which global uniformity to tackle the issue has serious limitations and weaknesses. Human trafficking is a crime that affects both men…
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Who doesn’t like a good comedy show when they are chealing on the couch on a lazy Sunday evening? Here are three female and non – binary stand up comedians to keep you the funniest company! 1. Sindhu Vee I found Sindhu while browsing on youtube and, oh boy, it was a hell of an…
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Are our girls to be as free to please themselves by indulging in the loveless gratification of every instinct … and passion as our boys? (Willard, 1891 in Hunter, 2006, p. 15). It was in 1982, when the Barnard Sex Conference took place and the feminist ‘sex wars’ crossed the starting point. The controversies were…
