Episode 31: 10 Questions with Dr. Odile Mackett

10 Questions with Feminist AcademicsIn this series we engage 10 feminist academics around 10 questions within and across their disciplines that are important for all to consider at this historical juncture. BioOdile Mackett is an associate professor in the University of Johannesburg’s Department of Anthropology and Development Studies. She is an economist by training and has an MCom in Applied Development Economics and a PhD from the University of the Witwatersrand. She also has a BA in International Studies (majoring Politics & Economics) and a BCom (Hons) in International Trade and Finance from the University of Johannesburg. She is a feminist labour economist and her research interests are related to the division, quality, and definition of both paid and unpaid work, how households and families are structured and formed around these types of work, and how the state interacts with households and the market to reinforce the gendered and racial division of work. She has broadly written on social security, poverty, and inequality, specifically as these factors relate to gender inequalities in society. She is an associate editor for the ⁠African Review of Economics and Finance⁠ and has a variety of resources for research students on her website and YouTube channel.CreditsProduced by: The Feminist Centre for Racial JusticeHost: Vasiliki VitaSound design, editing, production: Ellan A. Lincoln HydeMusic: Grateful by audiolibraryinfinite from Pixabay