We talk to three women who know more about the far right than most: councillor Jolene Bunting in Northern Ireland, researcher Marilyn Mayo in the US, and Akanksha Mehta at the University of Sussex.
Women in Yemen are challenging the death and destruction around them, often paying a heavy price. Yet, their voices and skills are still sidelined.
“What populists are really afraid of is pluralism” says FEMEN activist Inna Shevchenko, who argues that democracy and feminism are interlinked.
Anti-choice activists are increasingly active in Mexico’s capital city, strategically targeting and “inciting fear” in women accessing services that were decriminalised a decade ago. Español, RU
Christian extremism as a motivator for violence is often overlooked, while clinics providing abortion services are facing growing threats.
It’s important to have more women in public and political debates. But having a seat at the table isn’t the same thing as being heard.
Rejecting feminism and the political left that has apparently neglected them for too long, four young women explain why they turned right. RU
A potentially precedent-setting petition at the International Criminal Court could help human rights advocates and survivors of gender-based crimes in conflict.
Women’s ‘shocking’ participation in far-right politics has received much media attention. But is this a new trend, or have we been here before?
