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Covid-19, women and the economy—it’s not all about care

Brigitte Young 12th July 2021

There has been a macroeconomic blindspot in feminist narratives of the pandemic which unwittingly limits the scope of critique.

What should a female career and family structure post-pandemic look like?

Agnieszka Piasna 12th May 2021

The pandemic threatens to exacerbate gender inequalities and reinforce the association between women and unpaid care—unless contrary action is taken.

The imperative of a gender-sensitive recovery

Juliane Bir and Aline Brüser 12th May 2021

The coronavirus crisis has highlighted—and widened—the persistent discrimination, disadvantage and injustices women face.

Why we need gender-responsive central banking

Anita Bhatia 29th April 2021

The pandemic has deepened gender disparities. Central banks must recognise they have a role to play in reversing these trends.

Creating a gender-equal recovery

Lisa Pelling and Linn Brolin 29th April 2021

The pandemic has added to the domestic care burden women face while putting predominantly female care workers under huge pressure.

Good news for gender equality as we exit the Covid-19 crisis?

Maria Jepsen 26th April 2021

The pandemic has had differential impacts on women. Raised consciousness about them must be applied to advance gender equality in recovery measures.

Work-life conflict in Europe

Frances McGinnity 26th March 2021

Work and life are often thought of as a zero-sum of hours in conflict but work-life balance also depends on investment in care and men’s full participation in the home.

Taxing better to create more caring—and feminist—societies

Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona 8th March 2021

International Women’s Day falls in the shadow of a pandemic which has hit women hard around the world.

Covid-19: a tale of two service sectors

John Hurley 25th February 2021

If the 2008 crash brought on a ‘mancession’ of lost jobs, the sectors most hit by the pandemic employ mainly low-paid women workers.

Bearing the brunt: the impact of Covid-19 on women

Sofia Fernandes and Klervi Kerneïs 21st February 2021

The pandemic has proved not to be an equal-opportunity destroyer of economic and social wellbeing.

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Spring Issues

The Summer issue of The Progressive Post is out!


It is time to take action and to forge a path towards a Socialist renewal.


European Socialists struggle to balance their responsibilities with the need to take bold positions and actions in the face of many major crises, while far-right political parties are increasingly gaining ground. Against this background, we offer European progressive forces food for thought on projecting themselves into the future.


Among this issue’s highlights, we discuss the transformative power of European Social Democracy, examine the far right’s efforts to redesign education systems to serve its own political agenda and highlight the growing threat of anti-gender movements to LGBTIQ+ rights – among other pressing topics.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2025

The trend towards significant nominal minimum wage increases is continuing this year. In view of falling inflation rates, this translates into a sizeable increase in purchasing power for minimum wage earners in most European countries. The background to this is the implementation of the European Minimum Wage Directive, which has led to a reorientation of minimum wage policy in many countries and is thus boosting the dynamics of minimum wages. Most EU countries are now following the reference values for adequate minimum wages enshrined in the directive, which are 60% of the median wage or 50 % of the average wage. However, for Germany, a structural increase is still necessary to make progress towards an adequate minimum wage.

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