In recent decades, some social and political movements, including feminism, have shifted their approaches towards discourses based on the ‘question of identity’. From this approach, proposals for social change have been based fundamentally on the affirmation of difference and singularity, largely forgetting egalitarian political objectives, as well as the possibility of a diagnosis that addresses the causes and consequences of social inequality in general and gender inequality in particular.
Feminismo no es sexismo. Conversaciones sobre género y desigualdad proposes a critical reflection on this type of displacement that part of the feminist discourse has undergone, both in terms of the analysis of social reality and in terms of the movement's objectives. The text begins with a discussion between Marc Barbeta-Viñas and María Jesús Izquierdo, one of the most relevant sociologists in the study of gender inequality, and moves on to the main issues that currently occupy the feminist agenda and discourse. The sexual division of labour and exploitation, the materialist conception of gender, the role of the state and supposedly anti-patriarchal laws and gender violence are some of the topics addressed in this conversation.
María Jesús Izquierdo holds a PhD in Economics and is a retired lecturer at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Her research interests are social inequality and the sociology of emotions and feelings. She is the founder of the Observatory for Equality at the UAB, and was awarded the University and Society prize by the Social Council of the UAB. She has written several books, including Sin vuelta de hoja. Sexismo: poder, placer y trabajo (Bellaterra, 2001) and El malestar en la desigualdad (Cátedra, 1998).
Marc Barbeta-Viñas holds a PhD in Sociology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. He is currently a lecturer at the same university. His main lines of research are the sociology of consumption and culture, as well as qualitative research methods. He also has research experience in social inequality and gender relations, among other fields. She has published articles in national and international scientific journals, as well as a book and book chapters in the CSIC and the CIS.
On Wednesday 26 February, the book was presented at the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the UAB. The event was attended by: Margarita León, lecturer and Head of Equality Policies at the Faculty; and María Jesús Izquierdo and Marc Barbeta-Viñas, authors of the book. At the end of the presentation, the Abacus bookshop on the Campus offered the possibility of purchasing the book in the same room.
In addition to this event, on 20 March, the authors plan to present the book at the Ateneu Fort Pienc Civic Centre in Barcelona, with the intervention of Daniel Rico Camps, director of the UAB collection ‘El espejo y la lámpara’.
The UAB Publications Service has been responsible for publishing the work, which corresponds to the latest volume (25) of this collection of essays of high dissemination, under the seal of Ediciones UAB. In addition to the paper format, Feminismo no es sexismo. Conversaciones sobre género y desigualdad can also be purchased in electronic format for payment, through book e-commerce platforms, such as Unebook.es or Google Play Books.
Presentations:
Day: 26/02/2025
Time: 13 h
Place: in classroom 12 of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the UAB (Edifici B2, Av. de l'Eix Central, 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès)
Organised by: Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the UAB
Speakers: Margarita León, María Jesús Izquierdo and Marc Barbeta-Viñas
Date: 20/03/2025
Time: 19 h
Place: Ateneu Fort Pienc Civic Centre (Pl. del Fort Pienc, 4-5, 08013 Barcelona)
Organised by: El Safareig
Speakers: Daniel Rico Camps, María Jesús Izquierdo and Marc Barbeta-Viñas
Book sample:
https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=Ja03EQAAQBAJ&pg=GBS.PA6&hl=ca
