As part of the Feminist Economics special issue on Covid-19 and “Feminist Economic Perspectives on the Organization of Care in Times of Covid-19”, I participated…
International Seminar Series – Care, Order and Child Wellbeing during COVID from a Global Perspective
Looking forward to sharing some of the findings of a new paper on the South African state’s response to childcare policy during Covid-19 at the…
Goodwill Zwelithini’s eldest wife says hers was the only legitimate marriage to late king — and demands half of his estate
Less than a week after the death of Queen Regent Mantfombi Shiyiwe Dlamini Zulu, tensions have erupted in the Zulu royal family. Two court applications…
Proposed marriage law changes for South Africa get the green light
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s cabinet has approved the publication of the Green Paper on Marriages for public consultation. The Green Paper aims to work towards the…
VICTORY FOR 400,000 SA BLACK WOMEN AS MARITAL LAW RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The high court found in favour of the applicants and declared that the act discriminated against black persons married before 1988, in particular, black women.
COVID-19 and the Pivotal role of Grandparents
Feminist Economics, the highly ranked journal of the International Association for Feminist Economics, released a double special issue that examines the gendered dimensions and effects of a pandemic now entering its second year and still dominating headlines and lives.
New book chapter: Understanding the role of social grants as resources in multi-generational households: examples from South Africa and Lesotho
Moore, E. and Hlabana, T (Forthcoming) Understanding the role of social grants as resources in multi-generational households: examples from South Africa and Lesotho in Fran Bennett,…
HUMA Blog: Charting networks of care for the elderly in South(ern) Africa
Read the latest blog from The Institute for Humanities in Africa (HUMA) authored by Alison Kuah, which is in conversation with and reflects on A/Prof…
Ataya – the HUMA Interdisciplinary Seminar Series
In Southern Africa, family care of older persons is the dominant, and often only, means of support. The presentation looks at family care of older…
In conversation with Niémah Davids at UCT News
UCT News sat down with Associate Professor Moore to unpack the findings from research which focused on family caregivers in Cape Town and Johannesburg, which…
Feminist Economics Summer School Lecture Recording
Watch my lecture on Families and Care Regimes in South Africa which I presented in February with the Institute of Economic Justice. FESS 2023 |…
South African Human Rights Day Radio Interview
I recently joined Dr Gabrielle Kelly on Cape Talk to discuss challenges faced by family caregivers in South Africa. In the interview we introduce The…
New Editorial with The Journal of Care and Caring
Prof Debora Price and myself recently published the introduction to the special issue of Family care of older persons in Southern Africa with The International…
New Journal Article: International Journal of Care and Caring
This article highlights the heterogeneity of employed women’s experience of family care for older persons by focusing on multigenerational households. First, I argue that care…
Feminist Economics Summer School: 2023
A/prof Elena Moore recently attended the Institute for Economic Justice‘s Feminist Economics Summer School which focused on Social Reproduction and the Changing World of Work….
Demographic Changes & Family Wellbeing in Africa: Expert Group Meeting
In preparation for the 30th anniversary of the 2024 International Year of the Family, Elena joined colleagues at The University of Pretoria in collaboration with…