Feminism is not ‘un-African.’ This is a multi-generational, multi-layered movement of women across the continent, including those who resist gender roles in everyday life.
António Guterres showed real leadership on gender equality in 2017, but his first year in office fell short of our hopes for transformative change.
In 2017 the Court of Appeal ruled that gender segregation in schools is indeed discriminatory. This landmark judgement has potentially far-reaching consequences for minority women and girls.
Women migrant workers face extreme forms of social control in Saudi Arabia. One Sri Lankan woman shares her story of everyday resistance despite serious constraints.
Yet another pushback for Syrian women to leave the public spaces for the powerful men who behave as if these spaces are their ownership.
Italy is one of Europe's most transphobic countries, and its laws – and rates of violence – reflect that.
Run by survivors of acid attacks, the café is part of broader campaigns for women’s access to public places and freedom of expression.
A statement by the #she_defends campaign on the international day for the elimination of violence against women: the fight for justice continues!
Parents must talk to their kids about patriarchy, and confront mental barriers and social pressures that enforce gender roles and inequalities.
While LGBTQ+ rights groups are deemed “inappropriate” for educational environments, abusive and anti-choice activists are currently welcomed with open arms.
