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Published in: 50.50Why we’re Right: young women on the UK’s growing right-wing scene in their own wordsRejecting feminism and the political left that has apparently neglected them for too long, four young women explain...
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Published in: 50.50Golden Dawn Girls documentary gives new voice to women in Greece's far-right eliteWhy would women connected to leaders of the extreme nationalist party invite documentary cameras into their homes,...
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Published in: 50.50Why are women joining far-right movements, and why are we so surprised?Women’s ‘shocking’ participation in far-right politics has received much media attention. But is this a new trend,...
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Published in: 50.50What’s attracting women to Myanmar’s Buddhist nationalist movement?Amid Myanmar’s transition towards democracy, a dangerous Buddhist nationalist movement is on the rise, and women are...
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Published in: 50.50How the Italian media have helped CasaPound ‘glamourise’ fascismSome reporters have dangerously framed this violent movement and its female leaders as ‘beautiful,’ ‘clean-faced,’...
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Published in: 50.50How the Women’s March defied Trump’s populismThe largest single-day protest in US history was also the first mass social movement response to Trump’s election....
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Published in: 50.50We need to talk about how we learn to accept our own oppressionThe more women stand up against bullies and harassment in our personal lives, the less we will tolerate them in our...
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Published in: 50.50How women are building feminist human security in the AmericasAcross the region, women are forging alternative paths to real peace and security, rejecting militarisation and...
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Published in: 50.50Where are the investigative journalists challenging patriarchy?Amid growing threats to our sexual and reproductive rights, and enduring inequality, discrimination and gender-based...
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Published in: 50.50Apply for a 50.50 feminist investigative journalism fellowshipWe need your help to track the backlash against sexual and reproductive rights. Apply for 50.50's inaugural feminist...
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Published in: 50.50The UN secretary general isn’t yet what feminists were looking forAntónio Guterres showed real leadership on gender equality in 2017, but his first year in office fell short of our...
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Published in: 50.50Has rape become a weapon to silence atheists in Bangladesh?“There is no place for me in Bangladesh," says a young woman blogger who fled the south Asian country in 2017...
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Published in: 50.50How women migrant workers defy ‘social control’ with everyday resistanceWomen migrant workers face extreme forms of social control in Saudi Arabia. One Sri Lankan woman shares her story of...
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Published in: 50.502017 in feminist protests: in picturesWomen around the world led protests in 2017 for our rights and against threats from everyday sexism to femicide.
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Published in: 50.50Five inspirational feminists you should know and honour todayDocumenting the lives of departed feminists, and sharing their stories, honours their memories and inspires future...
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Published in: 50.50Investigative journalist Jeta Xharra: challenging politicians and patriarchy in the BalkansReporter Jeta Xharra talks about misogyny in journalism, and how she uses her live TV show to challenge politicians...
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Published in: 50.50Remembering murdered activists is important – but not enoughMy organisation publishes annual, online tributes to activists who have passed away. What we really need is for...
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Published in: 50.50Women’s voices must not be ignored in business and human rights talksThe corporate rush for land and resources in the Global South has gender-specific impacts on women, who are...
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Published in: 50.50Northern Ireland police must stop intimidating equality activistsThe force can't claim to be progressive whilst cracking down on those protesting hateful conservatism and...
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Published in: 50.50Sexual harassment at work: Italy misses out on Weinstein-inspired moment of reckoningInstead of opening a conversation about workplace sexual harassment, the Italian debate has focused on shaming those...
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