Feminism is not ‘un-African.’ This is a multi-generational, multi-layered movement of women across the continent, including those who resist gender roles in everyday life.
António Guterres showed real leadership on gender equality in 2017, but his first year in office fell short of our hopes for transformative change.
Women around the world led protests in 2017 for our rights and against threats from everyday sexism to femicide.
Yet another pushback for Syrian women to leave the public spaces for the powerful men who behave as if these spaces are their ownership.
Documenting the lives of departed feminists, and sharing their stories, honours their memories and inspires future generations.
Italy is one of Europe's most transphobic countries, and its laws – and rates of violence – reflect that.
My organisation publishes annual, online tributes to activists who have passed away. What we really need is for states to guarantee their safety.
Parents must talk to their kids about patriarchy, and confront mental barriers and social pressures that enforce gender roles and inequalities.
As long as patriarchal societies dominate, we shouldn’t be surprised to see women turning to single-sex spaces for safety and solidarity.
