The care economy, women and development
The growing academic focus on the care economy globally has brought to light the modern challenges surrounding reproductive labor, which remains undervalued and primarily associated with women. Consequently, recent research has positioned this issue as a matter of urgent action in terms of public policies related to gender equality and development.
The book “ The Care Economy, Women, and Development: Perspectives from the World and Latin America ” brings together diverse approaches to the history of domestic work and the evolution of thought on the care economy. The articles—one of them by Karina Batthyány, Executive Secretary of CLACSO—explore essential themes and offer contemporary perspectives on the role of social policies in shaping Latin America's development model and the role of women within that context.
To discuss “The care economy, women and development: perspectives from the world and Latin America”, CLACSO Radio interviewed North American researcher Leda Pérez, editor of this work published by the “Editorial Fund – Universidad del Pacífico”.
Leda M. Pérez is a researcher at the Research Center (CIUP) and a professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the Universidad del Pacífico. She holds a Ph.D. in International Studies with specializations in comparative development and Latin American studies from the University of Miami (United States). She was a Salzburg Fellow in Austria, specializing in the Social and Economic Determinants of Public Health. Her current research focuses on the intersection of labor and social rights with gender, ethnicity/race, and social class. She has conducted research on health rights for marginalized populations and on prison policies in the United States and Peru. She coordinated the GRADE FORGE project and has provided consulting services on vulnerable populations in Peru for organizations such as the Open Society Foundations, the International Labour Organization, and the UK Department for International Development (DfID). At the Pacífico Business School, she has served as a professor and academic director of the doctoral program in Strategic Management.
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