Can care build a better economy?

This year’s OU Global Development Annual Lecture will be delivered by Naila Kabeer, Professor Emeritus at the London School of Economics, a faculty member of their International Inequalities Institute, and on the government board of the Atlantic Fellowship for Social and Economic Equity 

Abstract

The lecture: Can care build a better economy? will claim that economic inequality, climate change and gender inequality are often treated as separate challenges, yet they are deeply interconnected. Professor Naila Kabeer will argue that understanding these connections is essential if we are to create a fairer and more sustainable future.

Central to this discussion is the role of care – the unpaid and often overlooked domestic and caring work that is carried out largely by women and girls around the world. The lecture will explore how current economic systems can contribute to widening inequalities, environmental pressures and the continued undervaluing of care. It will consider why growing numbers of people are calling for an economy that places greater emphasis on wellbeing, rather than endless economic growth.

By highlighting the links between economic, climate and gender justice, Professor Kabeer will suggest that recognising and valuing care more fully could help lay the foundations for an alternative economic model – one that supports both people and the planet.

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