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Published in: 50.50: NewsWomen battle Guatemala’s new anti-abortion and anti-LGBT law
‘Nefarious’ bill would legalise homophobia and increase prison terms for those who have abortions
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionWhy I no longer celebrate International Women’s Day
Instead of collective and confrontational resistance, we now celebrate individual women’s achievements in...
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Published in: Home: OpinionIn 2021 more than ever, International Women’s Day feels like a hollow gesture
COVID-19 is the enemy of us all, but to women it has felt like a meteor made of pure misogyny, shattering our lives on impact
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy I’ll be striking for International Women’s Day
With women’s human rights under threat, strikers across the globe will be revealing the costs of a ‘world without women’
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe definition of violence
On International Women’s Day, how much has the Trump administration back-tracked on what counts for those of us who...
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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: 50.50Dangerous laughter: the mocking of Gender Studies in academia
Gender Studies is an increasingly established and influential area of study and research, however it continues to be...
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Published in: 50.50Guns, war and the domestic battlefield
As guns proliferate in a worldwide market with few controls, many get diverted from state and rebel armies to petty...
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Published in: 50.50"The rising of the women means the rising of us all"
In the 1970s, the women’s liberation movement had a badge that proclaimed: women who seek equality with men lack...
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Published in: 50.50Promise and peril: women and the ‘Arab spring’
Women were visible and effective in the popular revolts in Tunisia and Egypt. Will this moment of opening yield...
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Published in: 50.50Feminism and the soul of secularism
Secularism, as a concept, appears to be in danger from both the left and the right. Among feminists, it tends to be...
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Published in: 50.50Egypt: the two faces of liberation
"The goddess Sekhmet has risen once and will rise again so Hathour can flourish in peace and justice" - Zainab Magdy...
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Published in: 50.50Rocking the cradle - and the boat
Global funding for HIV/Aids now goes to large international organisations. They need the grassroots organisations to...
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Published in: 50.50Sri Lanka: where are the women in local government?
The women party activists who applied for nominations to stand in next week's local elections in Sri Lanka found...
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Published in: oDRWomen’s day makes a lot of cents
On Women’s Day in Russia you really get to see what your price tag is