Women’s rights at work are an investment in their dignity. If we want to talk about economic returns, let’s scrutinise corporate tax breaks and illicit financial flows instead.
Frontline activists, including women who use their topless bodies as political statements, are gathering in London to deplore threats to free expression worldwide.
Mainstream feminism in the US is easily digestible and always subordinate to demands of neoliberal economics. As a result it is fatally weakened.
Academic Sara Farris talks about the 'instrumentalisation' of migrant women in Europe by right-wing nationalists – and neoliberals.
An effective response to violence and harmful ideologies is important. But projects are failing to adequately engage with root causes.
The Philippines senator’s detention is emblematic of ‘sneaking authoritarianism’ amid the president’s bloody war on drugs. From jail, she says: “My case is a test”.
Recent creative writing and films feature women’s voices on Brexit, many of whom explore the paradox of migrants voting to leave the EU.
There are good reasons for caution but it would be foolhardy and short-sighted to let cynicism obstruct opportunity.
50 years after the UK decriminalised homosexuality, authors and activists talk about literary representations of gay relationships – and more.
Why are foreign donors so enthusiastic about alternative dispute mechanisms when they deliver second class justice for women?
Mountaineering is an elite sport, but becoming the first Sri Lankan to summit Everest has given me a rare public platform to challenge gender stereotypes.
Recent research on Afghan immigrant women in London has revealed a multi-layered crisis. What can be done to address this, and to empower them?
