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Published in: 50.50The unhappy marriage of religion and politicsSubtle and overt forms of resistance notwithstanding, it is clear that women’s rights advocates need to be vigilant...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKTelling the story of how women become asylum seekersLet the women who come to Britain for asylum from rape and mayhem in their own countries, be heard. The theatre...
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Published in: 50.50‘N-A-T-O? What’s that stand for?’How can we cheer NATO for promising equality for women in an institution we deplore? We are saying: ‘military...
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Published in: 50.50Two inches below the neck
The battle to defeat the Indecent Dressing Bill in Nigeria marks another point in the struggle between feminists and...
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Published in: 50.50War and 1325: principles or diversity checkbox ?
Why were women career soldiers, US defense contractors, female peace activists and Pentagon officials talking to...
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Published in: 50.50Faith in service: what has gender got to do with it?
Faith-based organizations are playing increasingly prominent roles in service delivery. However, the premise that...
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Published in: 50.50Killing a Mockingbird: Letter to my unborn daughter
There is something about education that confers dignity and breaks chains. It is the reason, dear daughter, why I...
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Published in: HomeFear Factor: Europe bans the burqa
Face-covering prohibitions in Europe are typically passed on the basis of three arguments: security, women’s rights...
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Published in: 50.50No more 'Little Boy' and 'Fat Man'
As a political instrument of power projection and status, nuclear weapons carry a peculiarly masculine symbolism. In...
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Published in: 50.50Civil society diplomats at the UN
" We’re not interested in making war safe for women… There are many substitutes for oil, but I can't think of a...
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Published in: 50.501325: an exciting moment
"If we’ve done as much with as little resources as women have, think what we could do with more. Women are the...
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Published in: 50.50Rape in war: the time for 'never again' is now
On October 17th thousands of Congolese women, led by Olive Lembe Kabila marched to end impunity for sexual violence...
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Published in: 50.501325 and the violent world of small arms
Earlier this year the Philippines became the first country in Asia to launch a National Action Plan to implement...
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Published in: 50.50The secular state: protector of women's rights?
By relying on the secular state as the answer to the religious right and entrusting the Left with the protection of...
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Published in: HomeReproductive rights: battleground of moral values
What are the implications for women's reproductive rights of the strong legacy of Catholicism acting as a marker of...
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Published in: 50.50'Jesus was a feminist'
Ghanaian feminist theologian Mercy Amba Oduyoye speaks to Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah about religion, patriarchy and...
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Published in: 50.50Tales of the lionesses: the third African Feminist Forum
Where does feminism fit in our narrative of African experience? What is the vision of Africa’s ‘lionesses’- feminist...
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Published in: 50.50Making women's opposition visible to NATO
NATO's continued 'mission creep' demands a degree of militarization that masculinizes and deforms everyday life. The...
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Published in: 50.50Interfaith peacework: a glimmer of solidarity
Just as borders, once drawn, become subject to militant patrol, so are the lives and bodies of women once they are...
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Published in: 50.50Religion, peace and gender
As the number of interfaith and faith-based peace initiatives grows, women peace activists from twenty one countries...
