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Abortion 180 Degrees: From a Taboo to a Norm

April 10, 2019 · The IotL Magazine ·

Although still a taboo, abortion has entered public debate—the fact that marks a fundamental societal shift. Time will tell whether Malta’s pro-choice campaign will eventually repeat the success of the Irish one. 

Tagged With: abortion, feminism, pro-choice, reproduction rights

On Abortion in the Context of Malta: a Medical Doctor’s Perspective

April 3, 2019 · Gilbert Gravino ·

It is extremely important to differentiate between being anti-abortion at an individual level and being anti-legalising-abortion (anti-choice), a distinction that is often overlooked.

Tagged With: abortion, feminism, pro-choice, reproductive rights

On Abortion: Women’s Solidarity Through Personal Narratives

March 7, 2019 · Liza Caruana-Finkel ·

Society in general, and particularly Maltese society, is unkind to a woman who has an abortion. Why not show empathy rather than judgment? You do not know what a person is going through; you are not in her shoes.

Tagged With: abortion, feminism, International Women's Day, reproductive rights, stigma, taboo

Active Players in Economy: Women and Work in 18th Century Malta

March 6, 2019 · Yosanne Vella ·

Maltese working women, married or otherwise, is not a recent phenomenon. Historical sources prove the claim that three centuries ago, in 18th century Malta, women’s input into the work of production was indeed significant.

Tagged With: feminism, history, Malta, Marxism, women, work

On Regretting Motherhood

January 12, 2019 · Liza Caruana-Finkel ·

The perfect, romanticised version of motherhood—the ‘motherhood myth’—needs to be dismantled. Women who are childless by choice are controversial, but women who regret motherhood…? This is the ultimate taboo.

Tagged With: feminism, gender roles, motherhood

Maltija / Maltese

November 21, 2018 · Nadia Mifsud ·

A poem by Nadia Mifsud.

Tagged With: feminism, migration, poetry

The ‘Other’ Side of the Kitchen Politics Enter the Kitchen

May 22, 2018 · Rachael Scicluna ·

The image of domestic kitchen serves as an electoral asset and reinforces heterosexual gender roles at once.

Tagged With: feminism, gender roles, politics

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