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Published in: 50.50Feminist comedians are laughing at privilege – and it’s funny
Comedy that targets oppressed groups is outdated. These feminists are using humour to speak truth to power.
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Published in: 50.50Ten resources if you’ve experienced targeted hate online
Online abuse of women and LGBTQ people is relentless. But there are resources to support you, from digital security...
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Published in: 50.50Black Panther’s powerful women are magical – just like our everyday feminist superheroes
Watching Black Panther made me think about our everyday feminist superheroes, stepping out of their comfort zones...
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Published in: 50.50We’re African women and we’re feminists
Feminism is not ‘un-African.’ This is a multi-generational, multi-layered movement of women across the continent,...
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Published in: 50.50Period poverty flows worldwide, and it’s a bloody injustice
From costly sanitary products to feelings of stigma and shame – why do we put up with this?
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Published in: 50.50We need personal, everyday action to end violence against women
Never laugh at a rape joke, speak out against lower wages for women. Don’t underestimate the power of everyday...
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Published in: 50.50Coitus and conversation: the digital realm is taking sex to new levels
What is the future of sex? Forget robots and tech-enabled fornication. There is progressive potential in the digital...
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Published in: 50.50#OpérationRobe: confronting everyday sexism in France
In 2012, then-minister Cécile Duflot was cat-called in parliament. Last week, the dress she wore made a comeback in...
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Published in: 50.50Fighting violence against women: what happens when an organisation fails to follow its values
This is the anonymised true story of the premature death of one women's organisation. Its experience is not unique,...
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Published in: 50.50Video: Voices from the 2017 Nobel Women's Initiative conference
Participants at the 2017 Nobel Women's Initiative conference talk about memory, activism after trauma, what women's...
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Published in: 50.50Monsters, jealousy and “sick love” — how the Italian media covers violence against women
Statistics give partial pictures of gender-based violence in Italy – but the language used to cover such violence...
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Published in: 50.50Investigating Sri Lanka’s ‘nude’ culture
Learning from schoolgirls and boys about blackmail, ‘nudes’ and cyber exploitation in Sri Lanka.
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Published in: 50.50The Washington March: Historic communion of women
The women’s march brought many first-timers on to the streets. A first-timer writes about why the election of Donald...
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Published in: 50.50To exist is to resist: Million Women Rise
March 11th 2017 will mark the tenth anniversary of Million Women Rise's annual procession and rally to call an end...
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Published in: 50.50Men's intrusion: rethinking street harassment
To capture the impact of ‘street harassment’ on women’s sense of self, we may need to rethink our language to better...
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Published in: 50.50Internet politics: a feminist guide to navigating online power
Recognising the political importance of our technical decisions is within reach, leading ultimately to reclaiming...
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Published in: 50.50Self-care in a digital space
For feminist activists, burnout is the norm. How can we best preserve collective wellbeing while practicing security...
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Published in: 50.50Our movements and collective struggles thrive despite backlash
Activists across the world are re-imagining their strategies, and engaging in cross-movement collaboration, in...
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Published in: 50.50Between tradition and feminism: modern Amazonas
“We have our world and we are building feminism into it.” In the last two decades there has been a rebirth of the...
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Published in: 50.50Feminist Futures: building collective power for rights and justice
In times of unprecedented repression and violence, AWID’s upcoming International Forum aims to transform diverse...