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Published in: 50.50Austerity drives populism and is a frontal attack on the rights of womenWomen 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 SpainGlobally 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 uninvestigatedWhen 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 alliancesFar-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 exploitationWomen 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 mediaGender 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 violenceFrom 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 environmentLatin 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.
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Published in: 50.50How one woman is mapping femicides in MexicoFrom her home and cafés in Mexico City, María Salguero is filling in the gaps left by official data on...
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Published in: 50.50How Christian conservatives are trying to influence the media in UkraineThe Novomedia forum in Kyiv offered a close-up look at the communications strategies of internationally connected...
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Published in: 50.50‘Now, every woman knows she needs to fight violence everywhere’Congolese activist Julienne Lusenge talks about the struggle to end wartime sexual violence and why she appreciates...
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Published in: 50.50How Kenyan women are fighting for themselves in courtWinner of the Council of Europe’s 2018 Democracy Innovation Award talks about training women to represent themselves...
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Published in: 50.50Online platforms have enabled ‘deluge of hatred against trans women’ in the UKSocial media platforms have policies against discriminatory and hateful content – but LGBTQ+ rights activists say...
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Published in: 50.50Why drug policy is a feminist issueLike feminism, harm reduction is a philosophy that encourages us to do away with the false distinction between...
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Published in: 50.50Trans rights: Woman’s Place UK responds to 50.50’s reportA co-founder of the women’s group responds to openDemocracy’s report analysing opposition to potential gender...
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Published in: 50.50UK sexual politics have become ‘profoundly authoritarian’ says Beatrix CampbellI interviewed the prominent feminist amid ‘heated and toxic’ debates over proposed reforms to the UK’s Gender Recognition Act
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Published in: 50.50Attacks on women’s ministries are a threat to democracyWomen’s ministries in Brazil and elsewhere have been under attack from the Right for years – foreshadowing wider...
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Published in: 50.50Why the United Nations security council must let women speak freelyWomen’s civil society advocates were long excluded from the security council. This is changing, but they must be...
