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Published in: 50.50Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow: “it's never easy to fight for what we believe in”
Founding member of the Demosistō political party talked to World Forum for Democracy youth delegates about the...
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Published in: 50.50Living without men: women-only organising is as old as time
As long as patriarchal societies dominate, we shouldn’t be surprised to see women turning to single-sex spaces for...
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Published in: 50.50Tracking the backlash: why we're investigating the 'anti-rights' opposition
Growing and globalising networks of conservative and fundamentalist groups are pushing back against our sexual and...
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Published in: 50.50Young feminists: the future belongs to us, not transnational corporations
Corporate impunity impacts young women and girls disproportionately. Young feminists must join the growing...
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Published in: 50.50Harvey Weinstein: Italian media coverage of the scandal has been predictably outrageous
The Italian media has failed, once again, to focus on systems of power and abuse. Actress Asia Argento has been...
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Published in: 50.50How anti-abortion extremists are exploiting #BlackLivesMatter to vilify African-American women
Fighting anti-choice campaigns requires more than a gendered approach – reproductive justice demands direct...
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Published in: 50.50‘Swept under the carpet’: violence against Zimbabwe's women journalists
Women journalists in Zimbabwe have been beaten and harassed by state security. The male-dominated media largely...
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Published in: 50.50Will the UN secretary-general send misogynistic heads rolling?
With his new strategy to achieve gender parity within United Nations’ staff, has Antonio Guterres revived the...
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Published in: 50.50Have women’s rights institutions been ignored again?
The European Union’s announced €500 million for work to end violence against women and girls. This should...
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Published in: 50.50Conflict prevention: will the United Nations return to its roots?
The secretary general is an advocate for reform. But change will not be easy and the case of Bosnia shows how...
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Published in: 50.50Feminist movements lead the way in fight against repressive states
Despite pressures from society and states alike, feminist movements are growing around the world. They know how to...
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Published in: 50.50Is Liberia's Sirleaf really standing up for women?
President Sirleaf's promise to campaign for women candidates in Liberia's upcoming elections comes too little, too late.
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Published in: 50.50The long road to gender equality in southeast Asia
Singapore may soon elect its first female president – but the struggle for gender equality in the region is far from...
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Published in: 50.50Show me the money: the fight for funding and accountability for women’s rights
Aid donors, governments and the United Nations have made many commitments to gender equality. Their actions have...
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Published in: 50.50“It’s so taboo but we want it so damn bad”: introducing 50.50 columnists Tiffany Mugo and Claudia Torrisi
These 50.50 authors will delight and challenge us with monthly comment and analysis about sexuality in Africa, and...
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Published in: 50.50Depoliticised and unsustainable: Jessa Crispin on why she no longer calls herself a feminist
Why I Am Not a Feminist author argues that feminism has lost touch with its politically radical roots.
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Published in: 50.50It's up to you: why neoliberal feminism isn't feminism at all
Mainstream feminism in the US is easily digestible and always subordinate to demands of neoliberal economics. As a...
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Published in: 50.50What is ‘femonationalism’?
Academic Sara Farris talks about the 'instrumentalisation' of migrant women in Europe by right-wing nationalists –...
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Published in: 50.50Horn of Africa: there are no quick fixes in ‘countering violent extremism’
An effective response to violence and harmful ideologies is important. But projects are failing to adequately engage...
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Published in: 50.50The silencing of Leila de Lima – Duterte’s “first political prisoner”
The Philippines senator’s detention is emblematic of ‘sneaking authoritarianism’ amid the president’s bloody war on...