This unique arts festival began in 2015, in post-revolutionary Tunisia. This year it challenged patriarchy, gender roles, and class privileges.
Pakistani director Sabiha Sumar's brave new documentary, Azmaish, looks at retreats from liberal democracy on both sides of the border.
Many in Tunisia feel that the lifting of the ban on women marrying non-Muslims is merely a small step, and greater democratic reforms are needed.
With his new strategy to achieve gender parity within United Nations’ staff, has Antonio Guterres revived the organisation’s “lost agenda”?
In 2012 new legislation was passed to protect children against sexual abuse. But the gap between the law and ground realities remains large.
The European Union’s announced €500 million for work to end violence against women and girls. This should strengthen, rather than bypass, existing women’s rights institutions.
We welcome this week’s historic funding announcement for work to end violence against women and girls. But there are important caveats.
LGBT refugees fleeing torture, violence and discrimination often find persecution has followed them to Europe. Reception centres are beginning to respond to urgent needs.
President Sirleaf's promise to campaign for women candidates in Liberia's upcoming elections comes too little, too late.
Aid donors, governments and the United Nations have made many commitments to gender equality. Their actions have been less impressive.
