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Published in: 50.50How women’s voices have been marginalised in COVID media coverage
A new study by King’s College London analysed 146,867 articles about coronavirus – and found a striking lack of...
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Published in: 50.50How women’s role in Belarus protests captured global media attention
From solidarity to stereotypes, women protesters against Lukashenka have captured the attention of both mainstream...
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Published in: 50.50These women are finding creative ways to defy patriarchy in Bangladesh
On Dhaka’s streets and stages, women tell their stories – about issues from violence to sexuality to working...
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Published in: 50.50Ayúdanos a investigar las amenazas y ataques organizados contra los derechos de las mujeres en Latinoamérica
Postula a la beca de tres meses a tiempo parcial y perfecciona tus habilidades de investigación y de periodismo de...
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Published in: 50.50Help us track the backlash against women’s rights in Latin America
Apply for a three-month, part-time fellowship and hone your investigative and data journalism skills. Deadline: 19 May 2019.
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Published in: 50.50Meet the journalist documenting India’s unreported rape cases
Priyanka Dubey has reported on gender-based violence for years. Her new book is out in the UK and US on 8 March,...
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Published in: 50.50This new political party in Poland wants to ‘re-Christianise’ Europe
Father Rydzyk controls a media empire accused of amplifying homophobic and sexist views. Now, he’s seen as the...
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Published in: 50.50“We create space for freedom”: battling sexism in Ukraine’s media
Gender stereotypes are widespread in the Ukrainian media. I talked to activist Oleksandra Golub about campaigns to...
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Published in: 50.50Don’t forget the working-class women who made suffragette history
A century after some UK women won the vote, most of the suffragette stories we hear still focus on the elite. But...
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Published in: 50.50Feminist comedians are laughing at privilege – and it’s funny
Comedy that targets oppressed groups is outdated. These feminists are using humour to speak truth to power.
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Published in: 50.50Why the ‘Me Too’ movement in India is succeeding at last
Centuries of entrenched patriarchy cannot be upturned in a month. But this country finally looks ready for a...
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Published in: 50.50How Christian conservatives are trying to influence the media in Ukraine
The Novomedia forum in Kyiv offered a close-up look at the communications strategies of internationally connected...
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Published in: 50.50‘We’re seeing a backlash to policies against online violence’
Asha Allen from the European Women’s Lobby talks about perpetrators and forms of online violence – and what’s needed...
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Published in: 50.50What would a feminist internet look like?
After World Forum for Democracy talks about creating safe spaces in cyberspace, we asked five delegates this...
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Published in: 50.50What’s next for the MeToo movement?
At the Council of Europe’s annual World Forum for Democracy, we asked five activists one simple question.
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Published in: 50.50Ten resources if you’ve experienced targeted hate online
Online abuse of women and LGBTQ people is relentless. But there are resources to support you, from digital security...
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Published in: 50.50The Backlash podcast episode 5: targeted hate
Social media propaganda. Data-mining. Foreign interference in Ireland's abortion referendum. The backlash against...
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Published in: 50.50Online platforms have enabled ‘deluge of hatred against trans women’ in the UK
Social media platforms have policies against discriminatory and hateful content – but LGBTQ+ rights activists say...
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Published in: 50.50This is how anti-abortion propaganda gets into US cinemas
Amid open war on reproductive rights, anti-choice supporters of the new ‘Gosnell’ film want it to change hearts and...
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Published in: 50.50Why UK trans rights debates are so frustrating, but I won’t give up hope
Proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act have led to a vile backlash in the media. But we all deserve freedom