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Published in: ourEconomyA global strike for a feminist future of workThe IMF claims to be empowering women, but its programmes will only lead to more women doing precarious work.
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Published in: 50.50Where are women’s voices in Africa’s infrastructure projects?Women in Zimbabwe’s informal economy face steep challenges amid economic crisis, competition from big companies, and...
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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: 50.50Alleged 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: 50.50Spanish 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: 50.50Twitter 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: 50.50Attacks against women health workers show how workplace violence hurts us allViolence in the health sector, where a majority of workers are women, accounts for a quarter of assaults at work –...
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Published in: 50.50These women are demanding their rights from inside Rome’s occupied buildingsPrecarious labour and housing conditions have pushed many to squat Rome’s empty buildings, living in fear of...
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Published in: 50.50We simply said ‘enough’: the story of Spain’s ‘Las Kellys’ hotel cleanersFrom gruelling working conditions to more limited access to healthcare, austerity policies have hit women hardest....
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Published in: 50.5010 years of women's resistance to austerity across Europe – in picturesWomen across Europe have not been passive victims of austerity policies. From Paris, France to Nicosia, Cyprus, they...
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Published in: 50.50‘This story rarely gets told’: 10 years of women’s resistance to austerity across EuropeFrom the UK to Greece, women have been hit hardest by austerity policies since the 2008 financial crisis. This...
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Published in: 50.50In rural Paraguay, women are on the frontlines of a ‘race against time’ to save native seedsAmid the spread of industrial farming, transgenic crops and seed patents, rural women are conserving native...
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Published in: 50.50The exploitation of Mayan women’s art is a story of racism, sexism – and global capitalismMayan women’s bodies, labour and knowledge have been exploited for centuries. This is an old story, with a...
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Published in: 50.50How Mayan women in Guatemala are fighting to protect their designs – and their identityMayan weavers are organising to defend their art, pushing for new legislation to recognise and protect their...
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Published in: 50.50Breastfeeding is best for HIV-positive mothers too – but corporate interests and weak health systems hinder progressAs a paediatrician and health researcher in South Africa, I am acutely aware of the ongoing support that women need...
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Published in: 50.50How the UN women’s talks failed to call out corporate power – letting down our human rights defendersLast month’s Commission on the Status of Women talks failed to tackle corporate impunity, despite increasingly...
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Published in: 50.50DRC mining industry is a prime example of how corporate power threatens women’s rightsThis is why feminist activists are mobilising behind a proposed international treaty to regulate the impacts of...
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Published in: 50.50Migrant farmworkers protest in New York City against sexual violenceProtesters march on Thursday to demand fast food giant Wendy’s sign up to scheme to tackle exploitation and improve...
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Published in: 50.50Gender equality cannot be achieved without tax reform for multinational companiesWe can't achieve gender equality, or ensure women’s rights, without progressive tax policies.
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Published in: 50.50Apply for a 50.50 women’s rights and corporate power reporting fellowshipWe need your help to investigate women’s rights and corporate power around the world. Apply for a 50.50 reporting fellowship.
