EU consultation: Gender Equality policy remains necessary
The EU commission consultated 5000 EU-protagonists, ranging from NGOs, universities, politicians and other individuals on their views on EU Gender Equality policy.More…
View ArticleGender equality and social security: EU-Commission is asking for public opinions
To gather the experiences and opinions of EU-citizens and civil society organizations on the topic of gender equality in matters of social security, the EU-commission is holding a public consultation...
View ArticleEuropean Women's Lobby: need to protect migrant and refugee women from...
Die European Women's Lobby (EWL) calls for EU and it's member states to protect migrant and refugee women from sexualized violence and abuse.More…
View ArticlePerspectives #02/2015: Bodies, Morals and Politics - Reflections on Sexual...
Despite the formal commitment of many African states to universal human rights, the realisation of those rights remains unfulfilled for a great number of their citizens, especially women.More…
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Public consultation on "Equality between women and men in the EU" - Executive...
On 30 October 2015 - the European Commission has published an analysis report of the public consultation “Equality between women and men in the EU”, which ran between April and July this year. Find the...
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The Voice of Non-Militants: the Experience of Women from Eastern Ukraine
In times of war, when only the voice of arms is heard, the voice of the unarmed is lost; however it is essential to listen to the latter because sooner or later the arms will go silent and it will be...
View ArticleEuropean Women's Lobby: "Migrant Women’s Rights are Human Rights"
The European Women's Lobby (EWL) makes December 2015 a focus month of fighting for Human Rights of women in EuropeMore…
View Article"Men control the money in the EU"
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) releases a new study on ’Gender Equality in Power and Decision-Making’ in the EU.More…
View ArticleFrance: law bans ultra-thin models from catwalk
The French parliament just passed a public health law prohibiting underweight models from entering the catwalk.More…
View ArticleGreece acknowledges same-sex Partnerships
On December 22nd 2015, Greece officially passed a law acknowledging same-sex civil parternships, against the resistance of conservative politicians and the church.More…
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“I am first a Buddhist, second a feminist”
In an interview, Ven. Dhammananda Bhikkhunī, the first fully ordained Thai Theravada Buddhist nun, speaks about the struggle for female ordination in Thailand and expresses her hopes for progress.More…
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On Cologne, #Einearmlaenge and the Instrumentalization of the Feminist Movement
The mass-scale sexual assaults in Cologne, Germany have inspired a political blame-game—but condemning women’s conduct or Europe’s open border policies won’t serve the victims of Cologne or the...
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Changing Political Tides
The LGBT Movement in Thailand has struggled over the past two decades in applying a holistic human-rights-based approach as a strategy to achieve its goals. This article analyzes the fledgling...
View ArticleStudent grants if young women prove they are virgin
New scolarship programme targeting young women comes amit high tensions concerning expensive university fees in the South Africa.More…
View ArticleLGBT Taxi service launched in Mumbai
LGBT Taxi service is the first of its kind in India and is aimed at promoting LGBT-Rights across the country.More…
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A Muffled Scream: Queer Affects in Abdellah Taïa’s Salvation Army
This paper reads Abdellah Taïa’s Salvation Army, a semi-autobiographical film that chronicles the coming of age of a Moroccan boy through its queer affects.More…
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All for Equality - Equality for all. Sexual and reproductive rights in CEE
Despite the unquestionable global progress concerning women’s autonomy, their human rights to decide freely and responsibly on sexual and reproductive health remain to an unacceptable degree...
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From Ideology to Dogma? A Discussion About Femen, Aliaa Elmahdy and Nudity in...
Looking at Aliaa Elmahdy’s act of protest through posting naked photos of herself on her blog, this paper studies the debates that followed. By examining articles that were written about Femen, nudity,...
View ArticleFeminism Worldwide: "FemMap.com" highlights Projects around the Globe
"FemMap.com" offers an interactive map that documents feminist projects around the world. The projects can be entered and edited by users themselves, and allow for feminist collaborations on a larger...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court's female justices cross-question restrictive Texas' abortion...
The three female justices of the US Supreme Court - Elana Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg und Sonia Sotomayor - carry out adamant questionings while hearing the case Whole Woman's Health vs. Hellerstedt -...
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