New research by Kateřina Lišková places eastern bloc countries at the forefront of the 20th-century push for gender equality
For International Safe Abortion Day, on 28 September, we are celebrating 28 aspects of progress and success we’ve seen internationally this year.
Precarious labour and housing conditions have pushed many to squat Rome’s empty buildings, living in fear of eviction and homelessness.
It’s time for the international community to take a stand. A new treaty could affect people’s rights for generations to come.
LGBTQI people remain easy targets in Kyrgyzstan, with nowhere to turn for recourse. But activists are fighting back.
From gruelling working conditions to more limited access to healthcare, austerity policies have hit women hardest. But they are fighting back.
In the aftermath of Kyrgyzstan's 2010 revolution, the country's Uzbek minority population has seen their position worsen — and Uzbek women have been marginalised most of all.
Ante la expansión de la agricultura industrial, los cultivos transgénicos y las patentes de semillas, las mujeres rurales están preservando las variedades nativas y enseñando sobre agroecología. English.
The consequences of living this sort of double-life go far beyond family disagreements.
From the UK to Greece, women have been hit hardest by austerity policies since the 2008 financial crisis. This month, 50.50 will spotlight our stories of resistance.
Finding the middle ground between our bodies and our cultural influences has always been a paramount idea in feminism—and the politics of transitioning are no different.
50.50 attended an international gathering of men’s rights activists in London and spoke to some of the men, and women, involved in this movement
