Polish activists fight against anti-LGBT movement
This past Sunday, hundreds of far-right nationalists gathered at the gates of the University of Warsaw in Poland. They rallied against “LGBT aggression” and chanted taunts about a well-known activist...
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Latin American women are disappearing and dying under lockdown
It’s a pandemic within the pandemic. Across Latin America, gender-based violence has spiked since COVID-19 broke out.Almost 1,200 women disappeared in Peru between March 11 and June 30, the Ministry of...
View ArticleA racial slur remains in hundreds of place names throughout North America
George Floyd’s killing this past spring has sparked battles throughout the country, particularly around places and things that evoke historical injustices and inequalities, like statues of Confederate...
View ArticleSocial media censorship in Egypt targets women on TikTok
Looking at Haneen Hossam’s TikTok account, one might wonder why her content landed the Egyptian social media user in jail. In one post, she explains for her followers the Greek mythological story of...
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RBG’s early days in Sweden shaped her fight for women’s equality
Since the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, there has been an outpouring of recognition for her work fighting for justice in many corners of American society.Lesser known is how a period...
View ArticleAfghan women negotiating with the Taliban say they feel ‘heavy responsibility’
After almost two decades of war, representatives from the Afghan government are meeting with Taliban leaders in Doha, Qatar, to discuss a peace agreement. Four of the 42 negotiators are women — all on...
View ArticleAbortion increasingly hard to access in Turkey
When Sevilay, a 38-year-old, stay-at-home mom in Istanbul, learned she was pregnant with a third child, she agonized over what to do. “I became very upset when I learned about my pregnancy. I wondered...
View ArticleHow women and girls are especially at risk of hunger during the pandemic
The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has driven an unprecedented increase in hunger across the world, according to the United Nations’ assessment of humanitarian needs in 2021, released this...
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Iron Dames: The all-female team racing to bring change to motor sports
A black and pink Ferrari coils and loops around the Mugello Circuit, just outside Florence, and guns across the finish line at 170 miles per hour. The roar of its engine echoes throughout the Tuscan...
View ArticleAbortion is illegal in Malta. Activists are trying to increase access.
Last September, gynecologist Isabel Stabile stood outside the Maltese Parliament with a group of activists on International Safe Abortion Day, holding signs that said: “Abortions are safe and...
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