Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies - Volume 23, Issue 2, 2020

Abstract In this article, I argue to open out from critical strands within the Open Access (OA) movement, to propose a genealogy that embraces the activism of feminist, queer, anti-colonial, anti-racist, and labour movements active since the 1980s. By discussing contemporary forms of feminist and intersectional approaches to OA publishing against a background of grassroots activism since the 1980s, I aim to open out from the Read More

Abstract The author investigates the possible consequences of open access for learned societies with their own journal, such as the Dutch–Flemish association for gender history. For learned societies, the advantage of open access is that contributions in their journals become easily accessible for researchers. But, it remains uncertain whether small associations are able to meet the technical requirements for open access. Mor Read More

Abstract In the Netherlands, the redistribution of unpaid housework from women to men is very limited, despite the fact that women’s labour force participation and level of education have increased significantly over the past decade. We use the feminist economic household bargaining approach to analyse male partners’ contribution to housework, with primary data from heterosexual couples. We collected the data fro Read More

Abstract This article aims to investigate how the notions of love and romantic relationships are constructed in secular and Catholic texts. Flemish society can be characterised by an intricate entanglement of secularism and Catholicism. I aim to examine this entanglement through an empirical analysis of both secular and Catholic discourses on love and romantic relationships. These discourses offer a challenging case study in w Read More