Tag Archive for: gender

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1206 | | Gender perspectives in Geography teaching in higher education: sharing reflections, practices and experiences | Maria Prats Ferret (1); Mireia Baylina Ferré (2)

The incorporation of a gender perspective in geography has transformed the discipline: it has broadened our conception of space and place and contributed to rethinking the socio-spatial processes that shape our lives. The social construction of difference conditions the experiences of men and women in different geographical contexts. At the same time, our gendered experiences are also conditioned by other factors of social differentiation like class, race, ethnicity, age, religion, sexuality, citizenship, language, and functional diversity, among others.
In this session, we seek to bring together reflections and practical experiences about teaching geography in higher education from a gender and/or intersectional perspective. We are interested in knowing how teachers integrate these perspectives in the contents of the subjects they teach (i.e. diversity in the compulsory bibliography, gender perspective in study plans), in the methodologies, in the resources, in the practical exercises and coursework, in the teaching practice in the classroom, etc.
Our aim is to share first-hand experiences that allow collective learning and advance critical pedagogies in geography teaching. We plan to organize the work in two blocks, one of a more reflective nature and one on teaching practice:
 1. Reflections
-Role of feminist geography in teaching.-What is the agenda for feminist geography (topics, study plans, activism)?-Strategies in the face of difficulties and resistance.
 2. Teaching practices
– Contents, case studies and scales of feminist geography- Teaching practice in the classroom, fieldwork, and tutoring of TFGs and TFMs.- Feminist teaching methodologies in geography.
 

Maria Prats Ferret (1); Mireia Baylina Ferré (2)
(1) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, (2) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

 
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1161 | 561 | Excess male births in the former communist bloc: new insights | Sara Tafuro

Families in different parts of the world have traditionally adopted various strategies to prioritize the birth and survival of a boy child. In recent decades, technology allowed to avoid the birth of unwanted daughters altogether: a practice so common, in numerous countries, that it affected the global sex ratio for the decades to come. While most commonly associated to China and India, prenatal sex selection is also found in Europe. In particular, this phenomenon arose in the 1990s, right after the collapse of communist regimes, in Albania, Kosovo and former USSR members Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. While this phenomenon is on the wane, the literature is still uncertain about its drivers. _x000D_
In this study, we suggest that the level of economic and political uncertainty experienced by these former communist societies might relate to their demographic trends. In the first part of the study, we use a unique longitudinal dataset providing data for 29000 families from 1989 onwards. Through panel logistic regressions, we test how the interviewed families’ yearly employment status (i.e. being salaried or self-employment, therefore relying on a secure vs insecure type of income, respectively) relates to them having sons and/or daughters one, two or three years later. We complement this analysis, in the second part, with policy analysis and aggregate data collected by national and international agencies. _x000D_
The statistical results show the existence of an association between families receiving their income from self-employment and displaying fertility behaviors indicative of son preference. The subsequent qualitative analysis suggests that countries which effectively discouraged such practices after the 2000s were also able to build political stability and an efficient system of income protection. They did so, namely, through a number of policies designed to relieve poverty and grant widespread access to social security services.

Sara Tafuro
Università degli Studi di Firenze

 
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1156 | | Emerging Ruralities | Mireia Baylina (1); Anna Ortiz (2)

The global events of recent years, and in particular the Covid-19 pandemic, have made us question some of the bases of our economic and social model, valuing more the importance of farming in the food supply, the importance of the balance of ecosystems, responsible consumption, or the limits of growth. In the rural areas that surround us, innovative practices and processes proliferate that are likely to generate new opportunities and that can be socially, environmentally, and economically transformative, many of which are in line with the values collected in the 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development of United Nations. The eradication of poverty and ensuring that people can live with dignity and with equal opportunities, the sustainable management of natural resources, the progress of communities in harmony with the environment, and the construction of inclusive societies without fear or violence, are values capable of being embedded in various initiatives at any scale. The local and regional level is a good laboratory for peer learning, collaboration, or discussion about shared goals.
This session focuses on the tangible reality of today’s rural areas by bringing together emerging, critical and transformative economic and social initiatives from territories and communities that inform the changes that occur in these spaces, and that are aligned with the aforementioned global values. We think of a thematic plurality that can range from agro-ecological initiatives, social economy, cultural projects, new governance, co-education, energy transition, digitization, gentrification, residential projects, cooperation networks, care services, knowledge transfer, etc. Priority will be given to initiatives that incorporate a clear gender and intersectional perspective.
Contributions can come from both researchers and local actors who work directly in the territories. The purpose is to provide a forum for debate on the new dynamics of rural spaces and their transformative capacity in accordance with new global values.

Mireia Baylina (1); Anna Ortiz (2)
(1) UAB, (2) UAB

 
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