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Published in: 50.50: OpinionAbuse and deactivation: costs of celebrating women in science on Instagram?
Instagram accounts like ‘How 2 Rob a Bank’ want to teach us more about women in maths and science – yet they face...
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Published in: 50.50UK Christian conservatives join ‘disastrous’ global backlash against sex education
While Muslim parents’ protests were widely covered by the media, there’s another, highly-organised opposition...
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Published in: 50.50Not a straight, white man? US religious conservatives are coming for you
Unless you are part of the narrow demographic of rich, white men deemed to have rights in 1776, this new Trump...
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Published in: 50.50On Africa’s feminist frontlines, we need accessible care practices to sustain our movements
Amidst the backlash against women’s rights and activists, we must learn from the radical, collective care models of...
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Published in: 50.50Russia’s global war on LGBTIQ people won’t stop me from marching with pride
I lived most of my adult life a closeted lesbian in Russia. Even in New York, I can feel its ‘traditional values’...
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Published in: 50.50Why Trump’s US is wrong on abortion – and what it can learn from Rwanda
The US is going after women with harsh abortion laws. But criminalisation only makes abortion unsafe. That’s why...
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Published in: 50.50MPs from 14 countries call for inquiry into ‘dark money’ millions spent by US Christian right in Europe
Following openDemocracy revelations, politicians demand information on American groups ‘trying to buy influence in...
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Published in: 50.50Europe’s aristocratic elite in the fight against women’s and LGBT rights
A Portuguese duke and an ex ‘punk princess’ with links to Steve Bannon are among the aristocrats backing...
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Published in: 50.50“I’m a sex worker and a feminist”: Fighting for sex worker rights in Argentina
Activist Elena Eva Reynaga faced decades of arrest, rape and abuse. But she won’t stop organising and educating the...
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Published in: 50.50Women’s stories from the frontline of Sudan’s revolution must be told
Women are leading Sudan’s revolt against religious fundamentalism. As in Egypt and Saudi Arabia they face a violent...
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Published in: 50.50Austerity drives populism and is a frontal attack on the rights of women
Women are disproportionately dependent on public services. They can’t afford austerity, and it’s time that...
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Published in: 50.50International anti-feminist network organises rally in Spain
Globally connected groups are working together to threaten women’s rights – and they’ve landed in Spain for...
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Published in: 50.50Alleged army rapes amidst Zimbabwe fuel hike protests go uninvestigated
When Zimbabweans took to the streets in January, women were met with sexual violence by security forces. Many are...
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Published in: 50.50‘Muslim women are stuck between Islamophobes and Islamic fundamentalists’
From France to Malaysia, Muslim women’s rights activists are challenging those who ask them to ‘choose between being...
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Published in: 50.50How Verona became a ‘model city’ for far right and ultra-Catholic alliances
Far right and religious conservative movements captured the ‘city of love’ years ago. After national successes,...
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Published in: 50.50Spanish women shoe workers organise to end decades of exploitation
Women workers in the country’s 'footwear capital' say they have endured too many years of job insecurity and wage theft.
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Published in: 50.50“We create space for freedom”: battling sexism in Ukraine’s media
Gender stereotypes are widespread in the Ukrainian media. I talked to activist Oleksandra Golub about campaigns to...
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Published in: 50.50Men in Europe must stop blaming migrants for ‘importing’ gender violence
From Germany to India, these campaigners are battling ‘toxic masculinity’ to engage men in fights for gender equality.
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Published in: 50.50Twitter threats, abuse, murder: what women face defending the environment
Latin America is the deadliest region for environmental and land defenders. But murders often follow numerous...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy are there no women in Iraq’s football stadiums?
Iraqis are suffocated by a rampant militarization and hypermasculinity.