Page 2

Poland’s election analysis- Implications for the Future.

Posted on 19/11/202327/10/2024 by Dominika Szarek

This article examines the profound impact of Poland’s recent parliamentary election since 1989 and its implications at the domestic and international levels

Beyond Aesthetics visions: Gentrification, Neoliberalism, and Urban safety- Final Reflections on Feminist City

Posted on 01/11/202312/05/2025 by Dominika Szarek

This article delves into the final reflections on Leslie Kern’s book ‘Feminist City’ and examines how themes of gentrification and neoliberalism influence the current state of urban safety and design. It also explores how cities like Vienna and Glasgow are breaking away from conventional approaches

The dichotomy of cities: A place of fear and freedom – A Feminist City Reflection (Part 2)

Posted on 23/10/202324/12/2023 by Dominika Szarek

This article explores the dual role of cities as both spaces of women’s empowerment and sources of abuse. It delves into how specific institutions within urban settings can play the roles of protectors and abusers.

Summer Reading Reflections The Feminist City- and Achieving Utopian Urban Vision

Posted on 17/09/202324/12/2023 by Dominika Szarek

This article navigates the inherent flaws of urban planning raised by books written by Kern and Perez, and how such flaws impact urban public transport system.

Barbie, Beauvoir, and Burning Dolls: Unpacking Gender, Power, and Film Criticism

Posted on 03/09/202325/12/2023 by Dominika Szarek

This article provides a personal exploration of the Barbie film, delving into my initial hesitation and the profound enlightenment that ensued upon analyzing criticisms from right and conservative circles. The scrutiny of these critiques leads to a questioning of existing power structures, offering a unique perspective on the film’s implications.

Further tragedy proves fatal flaws in Poland’s anti-abortion laws.

Posted on 13/07/202308/02/2025 by Dominika Szarek

This articles examines the fatal consequences of the strict anti-abortion and reproductive freedom laws in Poland- a situation that had become worse since the victory of the Law and Justice Party in 2015.

Private is Political: How gender explains national strikes of the public sector in the UK

Posted on 21/06/202324/12/2023 by Dominika Szarek

The UK experience of the 2022-2023 national strikes had paralysing effect on the British public. In this article I examine how the role of gender explains the systematic underfunding of the public sectors with particular focus on nurses and teachers.

Economic inequality-gender and the Italian feminist movement revisited.

Posted on 25/05/202324/12/2023 by Dominika Szarek

This article examines the way in which our economic system is not truly designed for everyone. I analyse economic justice from the feminist perspective that was so well spoken by the Italian Feminist movement in the 1970s.

Can Putin and Russian authorities be persecuted for war crimes?

Posted on 30/04/202324/12/2023 by Dominika Szarek

On the 17th of March 2023 the International Criminal Court send a warrant to arrest Vladimir Putin. This article examines wheher Putin and Russia can actually face justice.