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50.50A global debate without the female half of humanity is neither global nor democratic. With this in mind, openDemocracy is running 50.50: a series of editorial projects designed to make openDemocracy a current affairs forum which is written, read and used equally by women and men.
We believe there will not be a fairer or more peaceful world without gender equality. Women's exclusion from the global debate affects both the content of the debate and the way the dialogue is conducted.
UN Special Rapporteur Dr Yakin Ertürk calls for action now to end violence against women
Rwanda’s people, refusing to be trapped in or defined by the 1994 genocide, write a new chapter in their history
Mai Ghoussoub and Parvin Paidar's humane, life-affirming example is missed and needed
One woman's inspiring story of tackling gun violence and small arms proliferation in India
The release of a woman awaiting execution by stoning in Iran is a small step towards ending all forms of violence against women
Rebuilding civil society in Sierra Leone in the aftermath of civil war
Kasia Boddy celebrates the brief reign of screwball's madcap women
Cristian Mungiu makes humane, engaging art from
the bleakness of a young woman's illegal abortion
The basic rights of women in the developing world are being ignored in the battle against poverty
Despite an effective women's movement, Brazil has one of the lowest rates of female political participation in the world. Why?
Russian men are often depicted as feckless. The reality is more complex
Saudi Arabia's women and young people are creating new spaces of personal freedom
US-led international HIV/Aids
policies are discriminating against those they need to help most
International Women's Day is a moment to press the case for women to be at the heart of peace-building
What has happened to the argument
for women's human rights in international policy? Listen now
The new interest in "masculinities" risks losing the gender-justice dimension. It's time to talk
How the feminisation of labour markets is changing women, men, and the world economy
Islam's rise is also opportunity for young
urban women
For Bangladesh's women, a tool of public empowerment is no cure for private abuse
Provided with the necessary knowledge and
awareness, every woman has the capacity to help stop violence against women
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