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Published in: 50.50Spanish women shoe workers organise to end decades of exploitation
Women 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: 50.50After Me Too, can we trust the UK government to tackle sexual abuse?
If our lawmakers fail to confront abuse in their own workplace, how do we trust them to enact effective policies for...
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Published in: 50.50Attacks against women health workers show how workplace violence hurts us all
Violence 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: 50.50Ten 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: 50.50We simply said ‘enough’: the story of Spain’s ‘Las Kellys’ hotel cleaners
From gruelling working conditions to more limited access to healthcare, austerity policies have hit women hardest....
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Published in: 50.5025 feminist alternatives to mainstream media in Spain and Latin America
From the most playful topics to the most serious, these platforms provide alternative coverage of current affairs –...
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Published in: 50.50How feminist journalists are shaking up the Spanish language media
A growing number of new media projects are providing alternative coverage of topics from economics to beauty. But...
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Published in: 50.50Tackling the trolls: how women are fighting back against online bullies
Refusing to be silent, women are leading research, campaigns and new strategies to stop trolls and create safer...
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Published in: 50.50The exploitation of Mayan women’s art is a story of racism, sexism – and global capitalism
Mayan 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 identity
Mayan weavers are organising to defend their art, pushing for new legislation to recognise and protect their...
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Published in: 50.50Can a male-dominated legal industry achieve meaningful reforms for women?
Despite shocking accounts of harassment and discrimination within their profession, women lawyers in Zimbabwe and...
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Published in: 50.50Will robots take care of grandma? Maybe, if she's rich
Some are heralding new technologies as the key to managing the so-called ‘silver tsunami.’ But there are significant...
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Published in: 50.50To end violence against women we must tackle patriarchy – and poverty
Violence against women is perpetrated in order to sustain patriarchal power relations. Projects to prevent violence,...
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Published in: 50.50The Backlash podcast episode 3: Why we need feminist investigative journalism
At the 2018 International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, 50.50 organised a panel on feminist investigative...
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Published in: 50.50#MeToo in Japan: 'I was told not to bring shame on the country, with my story’
Journalist Shiori Ito spoke about her own experience of sexual assault in 2017 – a year marked by allegations...
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Published in: 50.50DRC mining industry is a prime example of how corporate power threatens women’s rights
This 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 violence
Protesters 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 companies
We 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 fellowship
We need your help to investigate women’s rights and corporate power around the world. Apply for a 50.50 reporting fellowship.
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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...