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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: 50.50International donors must fund female-controlled HIV prevention gel
A potential breakthrough in HIV prevention is being stifled by a lack of funding. Chi Mgbako outlines the necessity...
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Published in: 50.50Sex, secularism, and religious influence in U.S. politics
To promote gender equality, feminist alliance politics in the U.S. needs to challenge Protestant hegemony in both...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKYou say you want a revolution....
In July an OurKingdom exchange prefigured the current protest of young people across Britain: "There can be no...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWomen, politics and power - gender equality is not just a woman's issue
Ahead of the UK Feminista summer school this weekend, OK co-editor Anthony Barnett and director of IPPR Nick Pearce...
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Published in: 50.50Politics vs Delivery: the G8’s maternal health agenda
G20 countries are asking why rich nations should continue to direct the form and substance of development programmes...
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Published in: 50.50Dangerous liaisons
We cannot afford the direct or indirect legitimisation of extremist religious forces especially by organisations...
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Published in: 50.5050.50 – equal but different: a reply to Ruth Rosen
Something challenging and refreshing has begun to emerge in some serious publications. Women are claiming an equal...
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Published in: 50.50Feminist revolution: population, migration and consumption
The poor women of the world are defusing the population time-bomb themselves so let’s stop talking about...
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Published in: 50.50A rose and a duck: labelling religious fundamentalisms
When it comes to religious fundamentalisms women's rights activists say Shakespeare was wrong: the way we name...
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Published in: 50.50Sterilized: against our will
"Unfortunately there was one sterilization form that I was not aware of and I had already signed it." HIV positive...
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Published in: 50.50UK election outcome: lessons for peacebuilding
Inclusive democracy is a key constituent of positive peace. Does the surprise coalition government in Britain have...
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Published in: HomeA tale of two women leadersWhat can we expect women to bring to leadership? And who best fulfils these expectations – celebrity Sarah Palin, or...
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Published in: 50.50Listening to our conscience
A new anthology of women conscientious objectors reveals the extent to which rejection to military service is part...
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Published in: 50.50Implementing SCR 1325: lessons from Israel
The attempt to implement Security Council Resolution 1325 after the failure of the Oslo Peace Process revealed a...
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Published in: 50.50Searching for gender justice
How and when will the Rome Statute and Security Council Resolution 1325 actually contribute to the delivery of...
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Published in: 50.50The right to have rights: resisting fundamentalist orders
While fundamentalist movements may vary according to the global context in which they operate, for women this...
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Published in: 50.50Progressive male Muslim preachers: oxymoron or reality?In their rush to find suitable allies to help control 'extremism', states as well as non-governmental organisations...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFeminists need to get smart over the sale of sex
As feminism begins a much needed comeback divisions over the sale of sex damage the larger cause but shouldn't, a...
