The conference was attended by people from the academic world and the public administration, as well as leading figures in social movements and struggles and Barcelona City Council representatives. Together they addressed key aspects of the local economy: budgets, fiscal policies, the labour market and care work. These policies were addressed within the context of the economic crisis and its impact on women’s lives.
The conference was held in MACBA’S Meier Auditorium in Barcelona on 6 April 2017 from 9 am to 6.30 pm and included a presentation by Barcelona City Council’s political leaders, an opening speech and four round table discussions. The opening speech was given by Johanna Kantola from the University of Helsinki, a specialist in the effects the crisis has had on women’s lives and the role public policies in the European Union have played in this. Various areas of feminist economics were discussed in the round tables: budgets with a gender perspective at the first round table in the morning session and fiscal policy in the second; and the job market with a gender perspective in the first afternoon session and, to finish, a round table on the carer economy. Each round table began with an academic perspective before hearing specific experiences of social struggles and institutional actions. Specific policies and interventions being implemented by Barcelona City Council were also outlined at each table.
The conference programme and the video of the day can be seen on the related links.