Time
4.9.2025 16.00 – 17.00

Address
Nordic Culture Point, Kaisaniemenkatu 9

Language
Danish, English

What Is It Worth? A Feminist Conversation on Care

In her revealing debut book, Deficit: How Feminist Economics Can Change Our World (2025, Ebury Publishing), Emma Holten writes about how a way of thinking inherited from the Enlightenment explains the lower hierarchical place of ‘women’s work’ in today’s society. How did we end up in a situation where economists determine that the value of care equals zero? In her informative work, which popularises feminist economics, Holten refers to both economists and Britney Spears when laying the groundwork for the crisis in the care sector. How can we be so wealthy and yet feel so bad?

Welcome to a feminist conversation about what time, freedom, health care, and caregiving are worth in “the happiest region in the world”. The event is organized in collaboration between Nordic Culture Point and Astra and moderated by Sofia Elie.

Gummerus is selling the book in Finnish at a discounted price during the event.

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Emma Holten (born 1991) is a Danish feminist and human rights activist. Her highly regarded Consent project from 2014 explored her own experiences of digital sexual violence. Since 2018, she has been actively involved in feminist economics. Holten’s debut book Deficit has been a sales success in Denmark, and its translation rights have been sold to 12 countries.

Visit the author’s website (link opens in a new window).

Sofia Elie is an author with a Master’s degree in Literary Studies. She is a former editor-in-chief of Astra and currently serves on the magazine’s board.