Ask The Expert: Care Feminism
Why should we care about care?
The short answer: it's essential for humanity.
But in diving deeper, one sees that science suggests that care is written into our DNA, while history points to it being unwritten from our collective understanding of who can provide care, and how. What else do things like theology, philosophy tell us about care?
Join Elissa Strauss, author of When You Care: The Unexpected Magic of Caring for Others and Kate Westlund Tovsen, founder of The Society of Working Moms, for a fireside chat where we'll attempt to uncover what care has to do with the patriarchy and feminism, all while trying to "envision a world in which we value care and women’s freedom and independence."
This event will follow a "fireside chat" format: about 25 minutes of conversation between Elissa and Kate followed by 25 minutes of open Q&A between Elissa and participants.
This event is free and open to the public.
About the Presenter:
Elissa Strauss has been a journalist, essayist, and opinion writer for the past fifteen years. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Glamour, Elle, Allure, The American Prospect, and elsewhere. She’s been a contributing writer for CNN where she covered the culture and politics of parenthood, as well as at Slate, where she wrote on feminism and motherhood.
From 2011–2017, she was the coartistic director of LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture in New York City, and in 2020, she launched a hub in the Bay Area, where she is currently the artistic director. She lives in Oakland, California, with her family.