Almost 40 years after abortion was legalised – amid mass protests and a broader cultural liberation movement – women still struggle to access crucial services Leggi questo articolo in italiano.
Women with disabilities in India face routine violence, coercion and control over their sexual choices that would not be tolerated by non-disabled women.
Learning to live in harmony with the land is co-constituent to human rights activism. Jennifer Allsopp reports for 50.50 from the second day of the 2017 Nobel Women's Initiative conference.
This former site of state violence against women must be reclaimed – for the collective good.
Syrian women will be the pillars of any future democratic process. Their efforts deserve support from national and international actors.
Displacement is social as well as geographical. Women’s welfare and survival depends significantly on their social relationships; displacement destroys this resource.
Many women survivors of violence in Europe cannot access support services because of their migration status. The right to live free from violence should be based on presence in a territory not legal status.
Criminalization sets a context in which the range of human rights violations experienced by sex workers is validated. Cross-movement collaboration on decriminalizing sex work is needed, now, more than ever.
A long-established conservative media frames the terms of abortion politics in Ireland. The pro-choice activism challenges dominant discourses with the inclusivity and diversity of the movement demonstrating intersectionality in practice.
Political and media institutions in Hungary are promoting a coercive culture of intervention in female bodies under the banner of self-care.
For feminist activists, burnout is the norm. How can we best preserve collective wellbeing while practicing security in the digital world?
Autonomous feminist spaces must be guarded jealously. They are an important lifeline for feminists to re-charge and breath in a world that remains hostile to women’s freedom. We must stay woke.
