Fabiana magazine puts feminism at heart of welfare state reform and economic growth
Winter 2012 issue discusses how a feminist framework can effectively reform the UK’s welfare state and equip it to drive economic growth.
If Labour constructs a new vision of the state with women at its heart, it will be a better designed State, able to develop services rooted in a new partnership between the centre and the communities, and able to unlock all the untapped economic potential of the UK.
Readers remark on the range of Fabiana’s writers. In this issue politicians, top academics, think tanks, and trade unionists suggest routes forward for the welfare state and drive home the message that the UK economy cannot afford to waste its human resources by continuing to limit the achievements of women and girls.
Hilary Cottam makes the case for a more relational welfare and Torbjörn Hållö presents a Swedish perspective.
We are delighted that Ed Miliband uses Fabiana to deliver his vital message on why women are so central, why Labour wants to walk side by side with feminism, and how the party’s proud history of fighting for women is driving its ambitions for this country and its women now.
Also in this issue, Deborah Mattinson explains why we need Fabiana, and why we need women driving a strong, progressive agenda. We also look at women in the company boardroom: Shadow Minister for Innovation Chi Onwurah explains what the UK has to gain by boosting women’s presence at all levels, especially in science and innovation; and Helen Walls makes a strong business case for equal participation of women in boardrooms.
Fabiana is at the forefront of the debate on how we build a new progressive, reformist and winning alliance in this country, knowing it can only be achieved with a powerful women’s presence and the clarity of a feminist lens. So I really hope that all of you readers, women and men, will put some of your personal energy into Fabiana, add your voice and pass Fabiana on to new readers.
Ivana Bartoletti
Editor
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