Project description
Understanding gender consequences of the pandemic
The gendered consequences of the pandemic crisis remain underestimated in mainstream political, policy, and academic debates. Women are still experiencing social, economic and political damage. Feminist movements raised public concern over essential issues such as gender-based violence, reproductive rights, care and social reproduction work. The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) funded GRACE project will investigate how feminist movements address the gendered consequences of the crisis by studying the variation in mobilisation opportunities, strategies and policy outcomes in Italy and Spain. The project will examine online and offline strategies of feminist movements, tactical innovation and changes in mobilisation style, forms of (re)organisation, and methods to influence institutional actors and public opinion. GRACE will produce crucial knowledge for academics and policymakers.
Objective
The gendered effects of the current pandemic crisis – i.e. how the economic, social, and political problems prompted by the COVID-19 health crisis affect women, men, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex people differently – are amongst the most visible and significant ones, yet continue to be largely underestimated in the mainstream political, policy, and academic debates. Women have and will continue to endure the social, economic and political damage generated by the crisis, due to precarious work conditions as well as unpaid care and housework. In this context, feminist movements have been capable to (re)introduce contentious claims over the deep meaning of the crisis and its consequences, raising public concern over imperative issues such as gender-based violence, reproductive rights and the centrality of care and social reproduction work as the material basis to sustain life. Against the backdrop, GRACE investigates how feminist movements address the gendered consequences of the crisis by looking at the variation in mobilization opportunities, strategies and policy outcomes in two national cases: Italy and Spain. It does so by examining feminist movements in: a) online and offline strategic choices, tactical innovation and changes in mobilization style; b) forms of (re)organization in the physical and digital space; c) discourses and knowledge production adopted to influence institutional actors and public opinion. Based on a mix-methods and cross-national comparative research design, GRACE aims to enhance the understanding of gender inequalities across contexts, crises’ consequences, and the influence of feminist movements on public policy. In doing so, GRACE will produce crucial knowledge to academics and policy makers to understand how the current crisis management entrenches the power of particular economic and social orders, enables structures and mechanisms of gender privilege and multiple inequalities.
Keywords
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
-
HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
MAIN PROGRAMME
See all projects funded under this programme
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
See all projects funded under this funding scheme
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01
See all projects funded under this callCoordinator
Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.
28040 MADRID
Spain
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.