Feminism and care work

An event on the topic of "Feminism and care work" will take place in Berlin-Neukölln on 26 March. A representative of the Care Revolution Network will join the discussion. Come along! 26 March 2018, 7pm - 9pm Location: "Rigorosa", Schierker Str. 26, 12051 Berlin-Neukölln With: Jette Hausotter (Care Revolution Network), Alexandra Wischnewski (Consultant for Feminist Politics of the Left Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag), Silvia Habekost (Berlin Alliance for More Staff in Hospitals) The event is part of the series "Feminism and the Left" organised by the Emancipatory Left Berlin group. The event series deals with current (queer) feminist debates that touch on the core area of left-wing politics: Labour relations, revolutionary subjects, transformation of society as a whole. The debates surrounding care work and social reproduction are particularly well suited to discussing these topics. Under capitalism, people are unable to provide sufficiently for themselves and each other. Many lack the time and social security for unpaid care work. Social infrastructures are underfunded and often do not offer sufficient support. And employees in care professions are also working at their limits. The distribution of care work follows a logic of gender-specific division of labour. Racism and class relations also characterise how people in this society are able to care for themselves and others. So what must a fundamental feminist transformation of our society look like? Does the economy need to be organised completely differently? And how can this be combined with overcoming patriarchal gender relations and social inequality? Do we really need a revolution? Is an unconditional basic income enough? The Care Revolution Network, which brings together many different actors, is trying to provide answers to these and other questions. We also want to discuss what possibilities parliamentary work offers for this fundamental transformation, where it is dependent on extra-parliamentary work and where its limits lie.