The Fifth Wave Institute

"Without otherness, there can be no relationship"

An interview with philosopher Christine Leroy

Dec 10 • Mélina Magdelénat

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Latin America’s care revolution

Countries across the region are betting big on building a ‘care society’

Dec 3 • Mélina Magdelénat

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November 2025

How Nepal made mothers the backbone of its health system

An interview with Prof. Dr. Rita Thapa

Nov 19 • Mélina Magdelénat

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Birth, revisited: the power of reproductive justice

A conversation with Eva-Luna Tholance

Nov 7 • Mélina Magdelénat

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October 2025

Transforming perinatal care for migrant women

A conversation with Rubi Rodriguez Nieto

Oct 22 • Mélina Magdelénat

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“It wasn’t a baby”: The many meanings of pregnancy loss

Susie Kilshaw’s anthropological research is fixing unintended gaps in miscarriage care

Oct 2 • Mélina Magdelénat

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September 2025

Pensions for Housework

A twist on a half-century-old campaign

Sep 11 • Mélina Magdelénat

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Overcoming the institutional paradox of care

Why formal care structures are so flawed, why we need them anyway, and some inspiring strategies to build better ones

Sep 3 • Mélina Magdelénat

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July 2025

A French lesson in paternity leave

Breaking news, care policies that don't see care as work... don't work

Jul 23 • Mélina Magdelénat

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Introducing The Fifth Wave Institute

Making care a priority

Jul 17 • Mélina Magdelénat

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