Can employers be pushed to take action on discrimination, even if the state will not?
The US is going after women with harsh abortion laws. But criminalisation only makes abortion unsafe. That’s why other countries are changing their approach.
Women are leading Sudan’s revolt against religious fundamentalism. As in Egypt and Saudi Arabia they face a violent backlash. But they must win.
As the US fosters a backlash at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, states from Lebanon to Namibia are taking more progressive positions
Women are disproportionately dependent on public services. They can’t afford austerity, and it’s time that governments recognise this.
