Category: Civil Rights
The cost of sex
It is extremely rare that someone is prosecuted for human trafficking in Maltese courts, and yet Malta is recognised as a destination in the international network profiting from modern day slavery, largely affecting women and girls. Is the failure to identify these networks in Malta a result of a lack of capacity, complacency or corruption?
It’s Women’s Day! Needlework, anyone?
We cannot address gender inequality without examining the culture, belief systems and often-outdated religious traditions that breed it and legitimatise it. Women’s Day is a reminder of that obligation. That’s why events such as those in aid of the President’s charity are so frustrating – they serve to sustain stereotypes that remain an obstacle to equality.
What’s in it for HER?
The recent rhetoric about the need to increase female participation in the labour market may be a welcome change to those who have been calling for the need to address gender inequality in the country. But the measures introduced in the so-called ‘family budget’ need context and evaluation.
Seeing black and right
Racism is increasing. Meanwhile, the authorities are not sufficiently empowered to address it, legal remedies are ineffective, and political rhetoric is not backed by adequate funds.
The hunt for the ‘liberals’
In post-divorce referendum Malta, the ‘liberals’ are in vogue. The two main political parties are falling all over themselves to win the hearts and minds of ‘liberals’. Yet, they fail to ground their appeal in any vision that shows signs of a liberal agenda.
