A Feminist Approach to Macroeconomics, with Constanza Pauchulo and Sehnaz Kiymaz Bahçeci

Send us Fan MailIn this episode we talk to Shehnaz Kıymaz Bahçeci, a gender equality activist from Berlin, and Constanza Pauchulo, a human rights lawyer specialising in feminist economics from Malaysi. They help us to explore vital feminist economy questions through their work on the Gender Equality and Macroeconomics (GEM) Starter Kit. Their unique perspectives shaped by research and activism offer a revelatory look at how economic policies shape our everyday lives and how feminist economics provides a transformative alternative."Feminist economy is the economy that actually works for everyone, with everyone's human rights," explains Shehnaz. Unlike conventional economics focused narrowly on GDP growth, feminist economics counts all value creation – including unpaid care work predominantly performed by women and the cooperative social activities that sustain communities.Constanza brilliantly connects abstract macroeconomic concepts to our lived experiences: "We're talking about the price of food, how food is produced, healthcare, education, housing, childcare... Are we getting money from individual taxes or taxing the wealthy and large corporations?" Both our guests frame the current moment as a critical juncture. Are we witnessing backlash against progress, or the breakdown of a dysfunctional system that requires fundamental reconstruction? Join us, and find out! Follow GoodGeist for more episodes on sustainability, communications and how creativity can help make the world a better place.