Specifically, she examines how authoritarian and illiberal governments, using the example of Hungary under Viktor Orbán, politically reinforce traditional gender roles. The focus is on pro-birth policies that closely link social rights to parenthood, thus creating a new ‘gender regime’ known as ‘carefare.’ This policy, combined with the suppression of so-called ‘gender ideology’ in academia and civil society, threatens gender equality. Based on the specific history of Eastern Europe, the lecture also aims to initiate a broader discussion on the impact of the global rise of authoritarian politics on gender equality.

Eva Fodor is Professor of Gender Studies and Pro-Rector for Teaching and Learning at the Central European University. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California and taught at Dartmouth College (USA) before joining the CEU. She has published extensively in the field of comparative social inequalities and gender differences in the labor market, on state socialism and post-state socialism. Her recent book, ?The Gender Regime of Anti-Liberal Hungary“ describes the introduction of what she calls a ?carefare“ regime in Hungary after 2010 (open access with Palgrave Pivot, 2022). Her ongoing research seeks to further develop a gendered political economy of illiberalism.

Location: Weserburg Museum of Modern Art, Teerhof 20, 28199 Bremen 

Start:  6:30 p.m.