Tag Archives: Economics
Beyond “the DSK maid”: Nafissatou Diallo breaks her silence in Newsweek
TweetIn the context of the range of misogynistic, xenophobic, and classist coverage that has been associated with the high-profile rape case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund and presidential hopeful in France, the Newsweek scoop detailing Nafissatou Diallo’s story is an improvement in some ways (which is, mind you, not [...]
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Scandal turns into opportunity for first female IMF chief
TweetIt was announced yesterday that French finance minister Christine Lagarde has been chosen to lead the International Monetary Fund after Dominique Strauss-Kahn was forced to resign after his arrest for sexual assault. Until the US announced it’s support for Lagarde yesterday morning, it was unclear whether she or Mexican central bank governor Agustin Carstens would [...]
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Academic feminists pay my mortgage
TweetMuch has been said and written about the academic-activist feminist divide. Some of us, such as our very own Samhita, have written about the ways in which academic feminism actually serves as a site of transformation. Others, including myself, have expressed feeling alienated by some of the more esoteric language and theoretical posturing that goes [...]
Woman tipped to replace DSK at IMF is a CBA
Tweet CBA – my sister’s initials, but also, a handy acronym for Complete Bad Ass. The CBA in question is Christine Lagarde, the trailblazing French Minister of Economic Affairs. Lagarde, a lawyer by training, is the first woman to hold that post, and the first woman to helm a G8 economy. Before that, she was [...]
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Budget deal reached, Congressional approval pending