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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationDramatic gender gap revealed between Labour and Tory candidatesNew openDemocracy research shows women ‘three times as likely’ to be selected for Labour target seats than for Tory...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChile looks to abolish all forms of discrimination against womenChile has reached a historical landmark as the senate has approved the Optional Protocol for the Elimination of all...
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Published in: 50.50Attack the OAS: Inside the ultra-conservative war on the Inter-American human rights systemSince 2013, this system has been under increasing pressure from internationally-connected, conservative lobby groups...
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Published in: 50.50US anti-abortion groups target Trump ally at Organization of American StatesChristian right movements that claim to represent Trump supporters are lobbying the administration for ‘leadership...
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Published in: 50.50“I can’t turn my back on suffering”: The fearless few lawyers defending LGBTIQ people in North AfricaIn Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia, these lawyers face a backlash from all sides. How can you access justice if no one...
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Published in: 50.50From the US to Peru, these ‘parent groups’ targeting sex education are all backed by the Christian rightAcross borders, well-resourced Christian conservatives are backing supposedly grassroots, ‘parent-led’ campaigns...
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Published in: ourEconomyMaking sense of Bolivia’s discontentTo understand events in Bolivia, we need to unpack its many contradictions over the past decade. But make no...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia‘Empower a woman, empower an eco-system’Women and girls are at the forefront of the battle against climate change, as migrants and refugees, but also as caretakers.
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Published in: 50.50Special report: FGM survivors more visible in UK statistics, and activism“I really hope that no one has to go through that kind of pain,” says one survivor, as data reveals 22,000...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe ‘flexible’ gig economy is not such a great option for women after allFlexibility is difficult for many workers to take advantage of in practice.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightVOX and the rhetoric of gender violenceThe far-right party’s behaviour has been very controversial, to say the least, in many aspects concerning women’s issues.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaReporting from the ground: an interview with Zahra HankirTelling stories of resilience by women journalists in the Middle East.
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Published in: 50.50US isolated at ‘failed’ anti-abortion summit in NairobiConservative protests against global development conference in Kenya fail to draw crowds, or derail commitments.
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Published in: ourEconomyPrecarious work makes women more vulnerable to gender-based violenceThat’s why the recent ILO convention on violence and harassment at work is so important. Governments need to take it further.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChilean protests and women: One of the historic debts of pseudo democracy30 years have passed since Chile’s return to democracy, enough time for the remains of one of the most violent...
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Published in: ourEconomyWestern style ‘democracy’ in Africa is just a way of pushing the neoliberal agendaThe region has its own rich democratic traditions to draw from.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe world is in a revolutionary moment – how can the global left be a serious player?We need not one but two internationales – a ‘movement of movements’ and a World Party.
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Published in: 50.50The war on African women is supported by foreign activists, with no regard for our livesI know what life is like when access to sexual and reproductive services is limited. In Nigeria and across the...
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Published in: 50.50American-led ‘pro-family’ summit in Ghana condemned for ‘shocking’ white supremacist, Islamophobic linksThe World Congress of Families, hosting an Accra ‘family and development’ event, has European allies who have called...
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Published in: ourEconomyIn Zambia, a People’s Budget campaign demands a budget that works for womenInstead of more spending on defense, investment in education and agriculture will benefit the majority and not the elite.
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