Sexuality & Gender – Page 5

Exiled Homes: The Stories of Filipino Caregivers in Malta

July 10, 2018 by Raisa Galea Leave a Comment

The craft of embroidery transforms and embellishes the experiences of the caregivers: it evacuates them from the confines of the private household and turns into artworks accessible to the public.

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The ‘Other’ Side of the Kitchen

May 22, 2018 by Rachael Scicluna Leave a Comment

The image of domestic kitchen serves as an electoral asset and reinforces heterosexual gender roles at once.

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Grrrl* Gangs Against Street Harassment

April 18, 2018 by The IotL Magazine Leave a Comment

The growing discrimination, harassment, attacks and assaults are not bound to one social category (such as gender) but to multiple at once—age, race, class. Queer-feminist street art is a response to such harassment in public space. [Read more…] about Grrrl* Gangs Against Street Harassment

Agatha Barbara: Malta’s First Woman Socialist and Feminist Role Model

March 7, 2018 by Rachael Scicluna 2 Comments

Agatha Barbara’s legacy in relation to gender equality struggle should be acknowledged, remembered and kept alive.

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International Women’s Day in Vintage Postcards

March 6, 2018 by Raisa Galea Leave a Comment

From peace activists and workers to consumers of pink glittering glamour: postcards narrate the change of women’s roles in Russia for the past 65 years.

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