Women

Female human rights defenders under attack in Latin America

Judith Fagelson and Sophie Bauer11 April 2016

Sexual and reproductive rights are the golden ticket that “allows a person to express their sexuality and reproduction in a full and autonomous way”. Human... Keep Reading

Dundee Muslim Awareness: Watch what happened when passerbys in Scotland were invited to wear the hijab

Allison Declercq-Matthäs27 March 2016

"People would have come across women wearing hijab, but on a day-to-day basis you don't sit down and ask these questions because it's just a little bit uncomfo... Keep Reading

Entrepreneur Joyce Sarpong uses AfricaOracle to create a new image for Africa through the media

Tor Abrams25 March 2016

"Young Africans can make a change to the global perception of Africa… by being the best version of themselves.” In honour of Women’s History Month, we brin... Keep Reading

‘Mustang’ beautifully depicts an ugly reality of child marriage in Turkey

Adriana Calado23 March 2016

"It's like everything changed in the blink of an eye. One moment we were fine, then everything turned to shit." This quote is from an opening passage in th... Keep Reading

Cairo’s unwed bride wants to break taboos in Egyptian society

Sina Stieding8 March 2016

“The society I grew up in thinks of me as a rebel or a stripper because I prefer the arts to marriage. In their eyes, I am wrong and unrighteous." It’s Wom... Keep Reading

The Bare Lit Festival highlights the need for diversity in literature

Adriana Calado8 March 2016

"Being a writer is never what I was supposed to be." “Things have to change,” Afro-Caribbean author Joan Anim-Addo said to the audience before her on the v... Keep Reading

Artist Ayqa Khan tells South Asian women it’s okay to be hairy and proud

Heenali Patel8 March 2016

“I'm not creating a discussion saying you have to accept women who have hair, I'm saying you have to accept women for choosing what they want to do. Period.” ... Keep Reading

Could the Zika virus transform women’s reproductive rights in Latin America?

Sophie Bauer8 March 2016

"The spread of the Zika virus across Latin America will hopefully pave the way for more flexible legislation, but the fight for legal abortion should remain on... Keep Reading

Five women illustrate the reality of Venezuela’s economic and social hardships

Claudia Gonzalez1 March 2016

These individual stories shed some light on how hard it is to be young in Venezuela right now. Even worse, these stories highlight how hard it is to be a women... Keep Reading

The Feminist Library’s eviction shows how gentrification in London is threatening cultural heritage

Adriana Calado26 February 2016

"We want the council to recognise as everybody else has, the value of this place, and to invest in us, not to evict." The Feminist Library in London, Unite... Keep Reading

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Khaled Akil: Depicting Syria, sex slaves and Pokemon through art

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Youth-led charity tackles FGM in the UK through creative music videos

Carnival 2017: Brazilian campaign unites women against sexual assault

Young women in South Korea fight to gain justice for the ‘Comfort Women’ of WWII

Solar Sister empowers female entrepreneurs in Africa through green energy

Young Portuguese designer turns Lisbon Fashion Week into a feminist protest – using nipples

The real reasons why migrant and refugee women aren’t learning English in the UK

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